Elizabeth: Biography Of Her Majesty The Queen, A 2nd Ed.
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9780141006550
Description:
This is the definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famou...
This is the definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famou...
Description:
This is the definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. 'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' - 'Spectator.'
Table of Contents:
Destiny; princess in an ivory tower; heiress; Windsor war; a princely marriage; the Edinburghs; sovereign lady; dark princess; 'the world's sweetheart'; tweed and diamonds; Mountbatten-Windsor; advise, consult and warn; head of the family; daylight upon magic; extended family; grim fairy-tales; family at war; Elizabeth R; epilogue.
Author Biography:
Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include CESARE BORGIA (1976), DISRAELI (1982), PRINCESS GRACE (1984), GEORGE V1 (1989), SACHEVERELL SITWELL (1993), and AMERICA'S QUEEN (2000). Sarah Bradford lives in London.
This is the definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. 'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' - 'Spectator.'
Table of Contents:
Destiny; princess in an ivory tower; heiress; Windsor war; a princely marriage; the Edinburghs; sovereign lady; dark princess; 'the world's sweetheart'; tweed and diamonds; Mountbatten-Windsor; advise, consult and warn; head of the family; daylight upon magic; extended family; grim fairy-tales; family at war; Elizabeth R; epilogue.
Author Biography:
Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include CESARE BORGIA (1976), DISRAELI (1982), PRINCESS GRACE (1984), GEORGE V1 (1989), SACHEVERELL SITWELL (1993), and AMERICA'S QUEEN (2000). Sarah Bradford lives in London.
| Autor | Bradford, Sarah |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2002 |
| Kirjastus | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 592 |
| Pikkus | 198 |
| Laius | 198 |
| Keel | English |
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