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Young Elizabeth : the making of the Queen / Kate Wililams.
"A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne" --Provided by the publisher.
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- ISBN: 160598891X
- ISBN: 9781605988917
- Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Abdication Day -- 'A lucky fellow if she accepts you' -- 'Such a nice name' -- 'All the equipment a lady needs' -- 'Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks' -- 'Great changes' -- 'Who is this Hitler?' -- 'Do let me see what is happening' -- 'After all, she is only nineteen' -- 'A flash of colour' -- 'An obedient sitter' -- 'Came down a Queen' -- Regina. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 37.95 |
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- Baker & Taylor
The author of the New York Times best-selling Becoming Queen Victoria turns her attention to Elizabeth II, the accidental Queen, who, working as a mechanic and truck driver for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne" -- - Baker & Taylor
Chronicles the early life of Elizabeth II, the accidental Queen, who, after her accession to the throne at the age of twenty-five, carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the twentieth century. - Book News
Williams presents a biography of the life of Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926. She places a focus on the earlier years of Queen Elizabethâs life, particularly the time period before she became queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in 1952 (when she was in her twenties). This book explores how the young queen created a place for herself in the monarchy and in history throughout the twentieth century that endures to the current day, despite the many challenges she has faced. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Simon and Schuster
We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet for much of her early life the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental Queen.Elizabeth's determination to share in the struggles of her people marked her out from a young age. Her father initially refused to let her volunteer as a nurse during the Blitz, but relented when she was 18 and allowed her to work as a mechanic and truck driver for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. It was her forward-thinking approach that ensured that her coronation was televised, against the advice of politicians at the time. Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old young queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century. Her monarchy would be a very different one to that of her parents and grandparents, and its continuing popularity in the 21st century owes much to the intelligence and elusive personality of this remarkable woman. - WW Norton
New York TimesBecoming Queen Victoria - WW Norton
Elizabeth's determination to share in the struggles of her people marked her out from a young age. Her father initially refused to let her volunteer as a nurse during the Blitz, but relented when she was 18 and allowed her to work as a mechanic and truck driver for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. It was her forward-thinking approach that ensured that her coronation was televised, against the advice of politicians at the time.Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old young queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century. Her monarchy would be a very different one to that of her parents and grandparents, and its continuing popularity in the 21st century owes much to the intelligence and elusive personality of this remarkable woman.
