Elizabeth

Author: Sarah H. Bradford

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  • : 29.95 NZD
  • : 9780141006550
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  • : 0.446
  • : 28 February 2002
  • : 198mm X 128mm X 40mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Sarah H. Bradford
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  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
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Barcode 9780141006550
9780141006550

Description

Unravels Queen Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and, how she coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world.

Author description

Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include CESARE BORGIA (1976), DISRAELI (1982), PRINCESS GRACE (1984), GEORGE V1 (1989), SACHEVERELL SITWELL (1993), and AMERICA'S QUEEN (2000). Sarah Bradford lives in London.

Table of contents

Destiny; princess in an ivory tower; heiress; Windsor war; a princely marriage; the Edinburghs; sovereign lady; dark princess; "the world's sweetheart"; tweed and diamonds; Mountbatten-Windsor; advise, consult and warn; head of the family; daylight upon magic; extended family; grim fairy-tales; family at war; Elizabeth R; epilogue.