Young Elizabeth: The Making of our Queen - Brossura

Williams, Kate

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1780222432 ISBN 13: 9781780222431

Casa editrice: W&N, 2013

Riassunto

The story of how Elizabeth II became queen.

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.

As a young girl, Elizabeth was among the guests in Westminster Abbey watching her father being crowned, making her the only monarch to have attended a parent's coronation. Kate Williams explores the sheltered upbringing of the young princess with a gentle father and domineering mother, her complicated relationship with her sister, Princess Margaret, and her dependence on her nanny, Marion 'Crawfie' Crawford. She details the profound and devastating impact of the abdication crisis when, at the impressionable age of 11, Elizabeth found her position changed overnight: no longer a minor princess she was now heiress to the throne.

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.

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Recensione:

A well-written account of the Queen's early life. (THE LADY)

An airy, affectionate and anecdotal account of Princess Lilibet's upbringing and ascension to the throne. (THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

Fascinating insights into Elizabeth's relationship with her sister also make this a worthwhile, enjoyable read. (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH)

This is an accomplished history, told with literary grace and intellectual confidence. (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE)

It is a fascinating story (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)

Descrizione del libro:

The story of how Elizabeth II became queen.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780222432
• ISBN 13: 9781780222431
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336