| Elizabeth II Contributor(s): Hurd, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0141987448 ISBN-13: 9780141987446 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Series: Penguin Monarchs |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.3" W x 7" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch who ever sat on the English or British throne. Yet her personality and influence remain elusive. This book, by a senior politician who has spent significant periods of time in her company, and is also a distinguished historian, portrays her more credibly than any other yet published. Douglas Hurd was a politician, biographer and novelist who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as Minister for Europe (1979-83), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984-85), Home Secretary (1985-89) and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1989-95). His previous books include his Memoirs, Robert Peel: A Biography and, with Edward Young, Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure. |