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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. A revelaory royal biography that is, as well, a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century.
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In this meticulously researched history, the distinctly different and often misunderstood queens come to life once again. Their full histories and personalities emerge, giving voices to these women who left their marks on the English throne, and changed the course of British history. [From publisher's description]
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In this spirited United Kingdom bestseller, Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the "Virgin Queen, " recreating a host of extravagant characters, mad-cap schemes, and tragic plots, while using original documents to depict the princess's tumultuous life before her accession to the throne in 1588. Two 8-page color photo inserts. An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately...
13) Victoria: a life
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Explores the life of Queen Victoria from her so-called "miserable childhood" to her early years of political inexperience, her publicly criticized marriage to Prince Albert, and the last decades of her rule as Empress of India.
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