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Author
Language
English
Description
Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.
3) Noose
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A journalist in 1956 Britain takes on the story of a young actress' suicide attempt, only to find she might be his sister.
Author
Series
Tales of a New Jerusalem volume 2
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
776 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers--the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle--to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip...
Author
Language
English
Description
"On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil, exposing the infighting, family deterioration,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 349 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow Queen Elizabeth II's remarkable life, from her youth to her uncle Edward VIII's stunning abdication, and her father's coronation as King George VI. She defines the role of a modern monarch, leading the Royal Family and her subjects through the challenges of post-war reconstruction, decolonization, conflicts in South Africa, Northern Ireland and The Falklands, and the difficult days after Princess Diana's death
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