The Queen: History in an Hour
eBook - ePub

The Queen: History in an Hour

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eBook - ePub

The Queen: History in an Hour

About this book

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in 1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II has stood on the world stage as the figurehead for Britain.

The Queen: History in an Hour tells the story of the Queen Elizabeth II’s life and long reign, her royal duties, service during the Second World War, public perception and the transformation of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations under her rule. In the Diamond Jubilee year this is essential reading for Royalists and Republicans alike.

Know your stuff: read about Queen Elizabeth II in just one hour.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About History in an Hour
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. The House of Windsor
  7. An Uncommon Marriage
  8. An Idyllic Childhood
  9. The Death of ā€˜Grandpa England’
  10. Abdication: The Year of the Three Kings
  11. A Change of Address
  12. The Coronation of George VI
  13. A Queen in Training
  14. The Wartime Windsors
  15. A Secret Engagement
  16. The Final Farewell
  17. A Rocky Start
  18. Long Live the Queen!
  19. Settling into a Routine
  20. Changing Attitudes
  21. Triumph and Tragedy
  22. A Fairytale Princess?
  23. ā€˜Annus Horribilis’
  24. Monarchy in Crisis
  25. Elder Stateswoman
  26. Appendix 1: Key People
  27. Appendix 2: Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II
  28. Copyright
  29. Got Another Hour?
  30. About the Publisher