Young Elizabeth
Subtitle: the making of the queen
By: Kate Williams
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs; Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
ISBN-13: 9781410484741
Subjects: Large type books; Childhood and youth; Biography; Queens
Description: We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II. Yet for much of her early life, the young princess did not know what her future would hold. Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old accidental queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-461).
Table of contents: title: "A lucky fellow if she accepts you"; title: "Such a nice name"; title: "All the equipment a lady needs"; title: "Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks"; title: "Great changes"; title: "Who is this Hitler?"; title: "Do let me see what is happening"; title: "After all, she is only nineteen"; title: "A flash of colour"; title: "An obedient sitter"; title: "Came down a queen"; title: Regina.