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The Queen Mother : the official biography / William Shawcross.
| Author/creator | Shawcross, William |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. |
| Description | xxiv, 1096 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, grandmother of Prince Charles--and the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon--the ninth of the Earl of Strathmore's ten children--was born on August 4, 1900, and, certainly, no one could have imagined that her long life (she died in 2002) would come to reflect a changing nation over the course of an entire century. Now, William Shawcross--given unrestricted access to the Queen Mother's personal papers, letters, and diaries--gives us a portrait of unprecedented vividness and detail. Here is the girl who helped convalescing soldiers during the First World War . . . the young Duchess of York helping her reluctant husband assume the throne when his brother abdicated . . . the Queen refusing to take refuge from the bombing of London, risking her own life to instill courage and hope in others who were living through the Blitz . . . the dowager Queen--the last Edwardian, the charming survivor of a long-lost era--representing her nation at home and abroad . . . the matriarch of the Royal Family and "the nation's best-loved grandmother." A revelatory royal biography that is, as well, a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 965-1056) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009934986 |
| ISBN | 9781400043040 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1400043042 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA585.A2 S46 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |