Elizabeth : an intimate portrait /
Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-
Elizabeth : an intimate portrait / Gyles Brandreth. - UK : Michael Joseph, 2022. - 570 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's longest-reigning monarch. This intimate, personal biography tells the story of her life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitivity from the view of someone who met her, talked with her and kept a record of those conversations. Brandreth knew the Queen's husband well and knows the new King and Queen Consort. Told with authority, humour and moving honesty from a totally unique viewpoint, this is the biography of a woman who represented not only her people but stood as an emblem of fortitude and resilience.
9780241582589 (hbk.) : 25.00 024158258X (hbk.) : 25.00
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Biography.
Biography.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999.
c 2000 to c 2009.
c 2010 to c 2019.
Biography & non-fiction prose.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-.
DA590
920 ELI
Elizabeth : an intimate portrait / Gyles Brandreth. - UK : Michael Joseph, 2022. - 570 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's longest-reigning monarch. This intimate, personal biography tells the story of her life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitivity from the view of someone who met her, talked with her and kept a record of those conversations. Brandreth knew the Queen's husband well and knows the new King and Queen Consort. Told with authority, humour and moving honesty from a totally unique viewpoint, this is the biography of a woman who represented not only her people but stood as an emblem of fortitude and resilience.
9780241582589 (hbk.) : 25.00 024158258X (hbk.) : 25.00
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Biography.
Biography.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999.
c 2000 to c 2009.
c 2010 to c 2019.
Biography & non-fiction prose.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-.
DA590
920 ELI