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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: The Official Biography (Hardback)
Short Description for Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherWritten with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, William Shawcross's riveting biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman, whose life spanned the twentieth century.
Full description- Publisher: MACMILLAN
- Published: 18 September 2009
- Format: Hardback 1000 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Royalty | British & Irish History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
- ISBN 13: 9781405048590 ISBN 10: 140504859X
- Sales rank: 33,950
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Full description for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August, 1900. It might reasonably have been expected that she would lead a life of ease and privilege but few could have imagined the profound effect she would have on Britain and its people. Her life spanned the whole of the twentieth century and this official biography tells not only her story but, through it, that of the country she loved so devotedly. Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the "Royal Archives", William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War; the assured young Duchess of York; the Queen, at last feeling able to look the East End in the face at the height of the Blitz; the Queen Mother, representing the nation at home and abroad throughout her widowhood. It is the definitive portrait of a remarkable woman.
