Queen of Our Times

The Life of Elizabeth II

Queen of Our Times
Robert Hardman
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h234 x 153mm - 704pg
17 Mar 2022 UK
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9781529063424
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The definitive biography of Her Majesty The Queen by one of Britain' s leading royal authorities. ' This is a beautifully-crafted, deeply informed and rounded portrait of the gold standard monarch and the age to which she has given her name. Queen of Our Times has depth, feel and insight in abundance' - historian, Peter Hennessy With original insights from those who know her best, new interviews with world leaders and access to unseen papers, bestselling author Robert Hardman explores the full, astonishing life of our longest reigning monarch in this compellingly authoritative yet intimate biography. Elizabeth II was not born to be queen. Yet from her accession as a young mother of two in 1952 to the age of Covid-19, she has proved an astute and quietly determined figure, leading her family and her people through more than seventy years of unprecedented social change. She has faced constitutional crises, confronted threats against her life, rescued the Commonwealth, seen her prime ministers come and go, charmed world leaders, been criticised as well as feted by the media, and steered her family through a lifetime in the public eye. Queen of Our Times is a must-read study of dynastic survival and renewal, spanning abdication, war, romance, danger and tragedy. It is a compelling portrait of a leader who remains as intriguing today as the day she came to the throne aged twenty-five.
The essential authoritative biography of the Queen that everyone needs to read - packed with new research, gripping details and telling anecdotes on every page, equally masterful on matters high and low, power and family. Hardman not only explains her; he defines her and her epoch. * Simon Sebag Montefiore * Robert Hardman has written a truly exceptional biography of an equally exceptional monarch, rich in new material, wit and original thought. With intimate and unrivalled access to those who really know the story, Queen of Our Times not only gives us the real Elizabeth II, but it also reminds us, often movingly, that we are living through one of history' s greatest reigns. * Andrew Roberts *
Robert Hardman is an internationally renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in royalty and history for more than twenty five years. He has previously written the acclaimed books Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, Our Queen and Queen of the World, along with the BBC and ITV television documentaries of the same name. Among other television credits, he wrote and presented the BBC Two documentary George III - The Genius of the Mad King and wrote the BBC series, The Queen' s Castle. Hardman interviewed the Prince of Wales for the BBC' s Charles at 60, the Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC' s The Duke: In His Own Words and the Princess Royal for ITV' s Anne: The Princess Royal at 70. He wrote and co-produced the BBC' s Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, for which he interviewed a dozen members of the Royal Family. He is also an award-winning newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail in London. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II is his fourth book.
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ISBN-13: 9781529063424
Published: 17 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 704

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