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As the editor of Majesty magazine, Ingrid Seward has developed professional and personal relationships with the royal family. We discover a surprising portrait of the English monarch and the princess, contradicting what the press has previously reported: a fragile Diana battling an unfeeling mother-in-law. We learn that the Queen tried to welcome Diana into the royal family and that Di failed to grasp the hand of friendship. From the princess herself...
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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384 pages ; cm 24
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A biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret examines their early idyllic youth as the closest of sisters as well as their often fraught relationship after their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne.
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Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
c2003
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96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm.
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Provides an overview of Queen Victoria's life and reign and of the daily lives of the people of nineteenth-century England, and includes excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, and books of the time.
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"Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media"--...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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76 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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"For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II showed an unwavering commitment to her country, and she will be remembered as not only Britain's most beloved and longest-reigning monarch, but as a symbol of pride and inspiration everywhere. This book reflects on Elizabeth's remarkable story and looks at her years as princess, her war-time service, her Coronation, and her role as Queen both at home and across the world"--
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
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105 pages : illustrations, maps : 20 cm.
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Describes the life of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901, and the social and political conditions in Great Britain during her lifetime
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
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xiv, 448 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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From the acclaimed author of "England's Mistress" comes a smart, gripping account of the rise to the throne and the early life of Queen Victoria, and the tragic, little-known story of Princess Charlotte, the queen who never was.
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Robert Hardman, the acclaimed and respected author of Her Majesty and Queen of the World has already examined the Queen as a modern monarch and her role as a stateswoman abroad. Now, in this entirely new study, including unpublished Royal Family papers and photographs along with personal stories from other world leaders, he wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed greats in a thousand years of monarchy. Hardman distils Elizabeth's complex...
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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376 pages
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"Crown of Blood is an important and significant retelling of an often-misunderstood tale: set at the time of Jane?s downfall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter moves between the past and the “present,” using a rich abundance of primary source material (some of which has never been published) in order to paint a vivid picture of Jane?s short and turbulent life. This dramatic narrative traces the dangerous...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
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xxx, 350 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
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Evaluates the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey while offering insight into the parallel experiences of her sisters and the broader Grey family, detailing Jane's short reign and the royal bloodline that exposed all three to the enmity of Elizabeth I.
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