The Queen Mother: The Official Biography
After Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother turned 100 in 2000, British wags quipped that they hoped that her second century was as eventful as her first. Surviving just two more years, the beloved widow of King George VI didn't live to fulfill that hope, but no one can contest the historical epochs...
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After Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother turned 100 in 2000, British wags quipped that they hoped that her second century was as eventful as her first. Surviving just two more years, the beloved widow of King George VI didn't live to fulfill that hope, but no one can contest the historical epochs that she had lived through. As a teenager, she had helped troops convalescing from the trench battles of the Great War; during the London Blitz of World War II, she had refused to leave her city and her people. During her life, her nation had been transformed and its empire depleted, but this royal matriarch never betrayed her queenly dignity. William Shawcross' official biography is in one sense the life of one remarkable woman; in another, the biography of a great nation. Now in paperback. This 1168-page draws on completely unrestricted access to the Queen Mother's voluminous personal papers, letters, and diaries.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781400078349 (1400078342)
Publish date: November 16th 2010
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 168
Edition language: English
On being pregnant with the future Queen Elizabeth II: "'The sight of wine simply turns me up! Isn’t it extraordinary?’ she wrote to her husband in September. ‘It will be a tragedy if I never recover my drinking powers.’ She need not have worried." LOL Very tame, but then again it's an official b...
A biography on England's Queen Mother that I enjoyed very much, despite the fact that this is a whopping huge book. Lots of details and insight, and shows that Her Majesty had quite wit and piercing intelligence. Very much recommended!For the complete review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/...
200 pages in and this one is just boring me silly. On top of that, the book is 1000 pages long and weighs in at 5 lbs (yes I did weigh it LOL), so not something you can just carry with you or even sit and read for long periods of time. Books like this make me really think about getting a Kindle! I m...
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