num_pages: 288
description: A sympathetic yet honest and nonjudgmental account that goes behind the palace doors and into the private lives of these iconic public figures Their images have been captured on film and in print for more than a century. They are the faces of the British Empire: Elizabeth, the Queen; Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret; Anne, the Princess Royal. But who are these women of Windsor? In The Women of Windsor, Catherine Whitney tells the story of the past century of British history through the lives of four women whose influence has by both design and fate, shaped it. Offering a unique outsider perspective, she delves beneath the surface to reveal the flesh-and-blood people and their hopes, dreams, disappointments, and joys. Compulsively readable, thoroughly researched, The Women of Windsor tells the fascinating stories of four women who have shaped the world, each in her own way.
language: English
title: The Women of Windsor: Their Power, Privilege, and Passions
titlecomplete: The Women of Windsor: Their Power, Privilege, and Passions
characters: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Princess Anne
genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
ratings_count: 123
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks