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Queen of Our Times
Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II | Robert Hardman
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A definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the seventieth anniversary of her reign by a renowned royal biographer. Shy but with a steely self-confidence; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; unflappable; devout; indulgent; outwardly reserved, inwardly passionate; unsentimental; inquisitive; young at heart. All of these describe Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned through more seismic social change than any monarch in British history. From the Abdication to the Sussexes, from World War II to the loss of her life-long partner, she has witnessed family crises on a scale not seen since the days of George III. She is a 21st Century global phenomenon commanding unrivalled respect and affection. Sealed off during the greatest peacetime emergency of modern times, she has stuck to her own maxim: I have to be seen to be believed. And now she is preparing for an event without parallel in Europe since the reign of Louis XIV: her Platinum Jubilee, celebrating seventy years on the Throne. Robert Hardman, the acclaimed and respected author of Her Majesty and Queen of the World has already examined the Queen as a modern monarch and her role as a stateswoman abroad. Now, in this entirely new study, including unpublished Royal Family papers and photographs along with personal stories from other world leaders, he wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed greats in a thousand years of monarchy. Hardman distils Elizabeth's complex life into a must-read study of dynastic survival and renewal. It is a portrait of a world leader who remains as intriguing today as the day she came to the Throne at age twenty-five. With peerless access to members of the Royal Family, staff, friends and royal records, Queen of Our Times brings fresh insights and scholarship to the modern royal story. There will be no more thorough, more readable, more original book on the record-breaking Elizabeth II as she reaches a landmark which, surely, can never be equaled.
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DieAReader
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🎧📖A wonderful read! I learned so much about HRH & Prince Phillip❤️‍🔥 A very intriguing read!🤓

CoverToCoverGirl I so admired HRH. ♥️ 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 👑I as well❤️‍🔥 2w
DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks 🤓📚❤️‍🔥 2w
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TheBookHippie
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@Gissy 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
You spoiled me 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂#FFFS

I love absolutely everything !!! Love love love!!!

Thank you so much!! Heading to wash the mug to make the coffee to drink!!! The bookmarks are stunning the books perfect I love all the little pumpkins!! They match my little purple ones I had out! Eek so excited!!

Avanders 😯😯😯 Amazing! ♥️🍁🧡🍂💛 6mo
Gissy I‘m so glad you liked it. I tried to follow your fall wish list🤗🍁🍂 🤎 🧡 💛 6mo
TheBookHippie @Gissy just perfection!!! 6mo
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KristiAhlers
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I finally finished this biography. It‘s very comprehensive and truly a wonderful read as far as insight into who this woman really was. I will miss her. This is a #chunkster so be forewarned it‘s lengthy but very much worth the read.

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Branwen
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Picked up these two today! I read a big biography of the Queen a few years back, but the tagged book just came out in April so I'm interested to see what new information it provides! 💕📚🇬🇧

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CrowCAH
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She has been most dedicated in her queenship. 👑

Andrew65 Such a surreal day. 2y
CrowCAH @Andrew65 I agree 2y
Dragon 😢💚🐉 2y
CrowCAH @Dragon she reigned for many years! 2y
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EvieBee
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Today‘s #bookmail makes me so happy! This booksleeve arrived with it, and it actually fits inside! All 700 pages of it!

purple_takkies That is gorgeous 2y
EvieBee @purple_takkies Thank you! It‘s a bookbeau sleeve, in case you‘d like one for your collection. 🥰😉 2y
JazzFeathers What s beautiful booksleeve!!!! 2y
EvieBee @JazzFeathers Thank you, Sarah! 💕 2y
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