Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Shawcross William
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Автор: Shawcross William Название: Queen Elizabeth ISBN: 140504859X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405048590 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Цена: 2888.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August, 1900. It might reasonably have been
expected that she would lead a life of ease and privilege but few could have imagined the profound effect she would have on Britain and its people. Her life spanned the whole of the
twentieth century and this official biography tells not only her story but, through it, that of the country she loved so devotedly.
Drawing on her private correspondence and
other unpublished material from the "Royal Archives", William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War; the
assured young Duchess of York; the Queen, at last feeling able to look the East End in the face at the height of the Blitz; the Queen Mother, representing the nation at home and
abroad throughout her widowhood. It is the definitive portrait of a remarkable woman.
Автор: Shawcross William Название: Counting One`s Blessings ISBN: 0230754961 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230754966 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 2888.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: One of the great revelations of William Shawcross's official biography was the Queen Mother's private correspondence. Indeed, The Sunday Times described her letters as `wonderful ... brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness.' Now, drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives, at Glamis Castle, and elsewhere, Shawcross has put together a selection of those letters.
A prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood to the very end of her life, her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face. Full of wit, hilarity, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, Queen Elizabeth's letters constitute a chronicle both of her long life and of the twentieth century.
