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Elizabeth : the Queen Mother /

From her privilaged aristocratic childhood, to the abdication and the problems with Diana - this book questions how Elizabeth the Queen Mother faced her challenges and crises, assesses her role, how powerful she was, and how she coped. This is a candid, personal portrait of one of Britain's mos...

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Main Author: Vickers, Hugo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Hutchinson, 2005.
Subjects:
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, > 1900-2002.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, > 1900-2002
Queens.
Great Britain.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:From her privilaged aristocratic childhood, to the abdication and the problems with Diana - this book questions how Elizabeth the Queen Mother faced her challenges and crises, assesses her role, how powerful she was, and how she coped. This is a candid, personal portrait of one of Britain's most loved national treasures.
Physical Description:xxxi, 618 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-581) and index.
ISBN:0091800102
9780091800109