The last queen: Elizabeth II's seventy year battle to save the House of Windsor
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Published:
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc:
ix, 357 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
"Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media"--
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Biography
BIO.ELIZABETH II
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B/ELIZABETH II
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Madison/Scranton Adult Nonfiction
941.085 ELIZABETH II I
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BIO ELIZABETH II
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Biography ELIZABETH II Irving
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781643136141, 1643136143
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 349) and index.
Description
"Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Irving, C. (2021). The last queen: Elizabeth II's seventy year battle to save the House of Windsor. First Pegasus Books cloth edition. New York, NY, Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Irving, Clive. 2021. The Last Queen: Elizabeth II's Seventy Year Battle to Save the House of Windsor. New York, NY, Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Irving, Clive, The Last Queen: Elizabeth II's Seventy Year Battle to Save the House of Windsor. New York, NY, Pegasus Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Irving, Clive. The Last Queen: Elizabeth II's Seventy Year Battle to Save the House of Windsor. First Pegasus Books cloth edition. New York, NY, Pegasus Books, 2021.
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