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The Queen Mother by William Shawcross (2009, Hardcover)
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Author: William Shawcross
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 2009-10-27
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1400043042
ISBN-13: 9781400043040
Product ID: EPID72350069
Description: In this comprehensive and incisive official biography William Shawcross illuminates the long and complicated life of Queen Elizabeth, Briton's beloved "Queen Mother." The first "commoner" to marry into the British royal family, Elizabeth...
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| Synopsis In this comprehensive and incisive official biography William Shawcross illuminates the long and complicated life of Queen Elizabeth, Briton's beloved "Queen Mother." The first "commoner" to marry into the British royal family, Elizabeth was a vivacious and pretty young woman from a wealthy family, and the emotionally troubled Prince Albert had to ask for her hand three times before she relented her freedom for the stuffiness of Buckingham Palace. Despite their differences, she was fiercely loyal to her husband, and received unprecedented access to the workings of state during the tumultuous years of World War II--experiences that were of great use to her after her husband died in 1952. For the next 50 years (she lived to the age of 101) she would provide a resolute source of cheer, charity, and patriotism for the United Kingdom. Shawcross's lengthy biography provides a wonderful look at her transformation from a young woman to the venerated figurehead of the monarchy.
Publisher's Note An authorized profile of the late Elizabeth the Queen Mother draws on her personal documents to cover such topics as her service to convalescing World War I soldiers, her relationships with daughter Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and her refusal to leave London during the Blitz bombings. An authorized profile of the late Elizabeth the Queen Mother draws on her personal documents to cover such topics as her service to convalescing World War I soldiers, her relationships with daughter Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, and her refusal to leave London during the Blitz bombings. | See an error? Submit a change request | ||||||||||||||||
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