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The crown : political scandal, personal struggle and the years that defined Elizabeth II / Robert Lacey.

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Record Number 824440
ISBN 9781911600862 (hardback)
Author Lacey, Robert author.
Title The crown : political scandal, personal struggle and the years that defined Elizabeth II / Robert Lacey.
Publisher/Date London : Blink Publishing, 2019.
©2019
Pagination etc. viii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298) and index.
Summary Note In this incredible companion to the second and third seasons of Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and the show's historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political and personal moments and the effect they had not only on the royal family, but also on the world around them. From the Suez Canal Crisis and the US/Russia space race to the Duke of Windsor's collaboration with Hitler and the rumoured issues with the royal marriage, the book will provide a fascinating insight into the two decades that the show covers, revealing the truth behind the fiction on-screen.
Subject - Name Elizabeth -- II,Queen of Great Britain,1926-
Windsor, House of
Subject http://Crown (Television program : 2016- )
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Public relations and politics -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-
Biographies.
Shelf Location 941.085 ELIZ
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