Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
The Queen's story is our history: she was not born to be Queen but, a media star since the age of three, she has been the most famous woman in the world for all of our lives. In this definitive account, acclaimed Royal author Sarah Bradford offers a vivid window into the key moments of British and world history during the Queen's sixty-year reign, a mixture of happiness and crisis, but one defined by her extraordinary love and commitment to Britain and the Commonwealth. Drawing on a unique collection of archives and interviews, interwoven with the latest research, she gives us fascinating insights into Royal life, from wars and political scandal, to the death of Diana and the triumph of Prince William's wedding to Catherine Middleton. This is the biography the Queen deserves: remarkable, warm and, above all, inspiring.
About the Author
Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include Cesare Borgia (1976), Disraeli (1982), winner of the New York Times Book of the Year, Princess Grace (1984), Sacherevell Sitwell (1993), Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen (1996), America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (2000), Lucrezia Borgia (2005) and Diana (2007). She frequently appears on television as an authority on her biographical subjects and as a commentator on notable royal events. She is currently working on a full scale biography of Queen Victoria. She lives in London.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read a few books on the life and times of our Queen. This seems to be an amalgamation of an earlier, superior biography written by Bradford. It's badly written, personal to the point it is subjective with a sting, and generally a poorly researched booked which leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. Don't buy - it's awful.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like others, I was very surprised at the number of errors in this book. The author claims to have read Shawcross's biography of the Queen Mother. If she did so then how did she get the part on the Queen Mum's honeymoon so wrong. The Duke & Duchess of York didn't go on safari to Africa in 1923, they went to Polesden Lacey near Dorking (not much in the way of big game there!). The Nahlin in which Edward VIII cruised in 1936 was not an Admiraly yacht but privately chartered from Lady Yule.
As a "Coventry kid" I was most annoyed at the information on the Coventry Blitz. Bradford says it took place on the day after Princess's Elizabeth broadcast on 13 October 1940. No, NO NO! It took place one month later on 14 November 1940 and Coventry had a population much greater than 47,000 stated in the book. It's a City not a small town. If Sarah Bradford had an editor who checked this book before publication, I would recommend that she fires him or her and get the book properly checked before the paperback version is published.
As a "Coventry kid" I was most annoyed at the information on the Coventry Blitz. Bradford says it took place on the day after Princess's Elizabeth broadcast on 13 October 1940. No, NO NO! It took place one month later on 14 November 1940 and Coventry had a population much greater than 47,000 stated in the book. It's a City not a small town. If Sarah Bradford had an editor who checked this book before publication, I would recommend that she fires him or her and get the book properly checked before the paperback version is published.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was very disappointed with sarah bradfords book .I had read her book on diane and enjoyed it .To me this is just a rewrite of her earlier book on the queen .Our Queen which i read prior to this gave fresh insights of the queen this did not
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Queen Elizabeth
In this jubilee year, this audio book comes very handy as it provides excellent historic and biographical background and understanding of what it takes to live a life as a monarch. Read more
Published 4 days ago by badger
classy
This became a gift for my great aunt whose eyesight isnt the best these days so she enjoyed this on every level, its a book read with poise and purpose and she said it was... Read more
Published 11 days ago by sean paul mccann
Good material, but ten discs gets fiddly
This is a fascinating and well written account of our Queen's life with thorough research, told in an easy, flowing style. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sam155
Queen Elizabeth II
This is a history of Queen Elizabeth II. It starts with history of her parents and grandparents, so long before she was born, which gives you a good background. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. P. A. Ward
excellent car journey piece
As a frequent and daily long distance traveller I can recommend this as a lovely hot cocoa and listen" read" It has brought back so many memories and indeed taught me much along... Read more
Published 1 month ago by avid british reader
Interesting audiobook... but not overly detailed or researched
Interesting audiobook by acclaimed Royal author, and read by Phylida Nash.
It has the odd new fact, but to be honest the subject matter is so well written about that this has... Read more
It has the odd new fact, but to be honest the subject matter is so well written about that this has... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Philip Harkins
Queen Eliz Her Life in our Times
The best book on HM The Queen is by Robert Hardman & others fine it difficult to compete with the quality & style of this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by David Shaw
Lifeless
I bought this to cheer me up while having shingles. Unfortunately I felt it was rather dull in the way that the facts were trotted out in a chronological order with no light and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by EMV
Not what I thought
This was a bit disappointing, as I thought it was a set of DVDs not CDs. That was my mistake I agree. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Friends fan
Mostly well told, but with room for improvement
[To alleviate any confusion, this review is of the 2012 audio book.]
HM must sometimes have felt, as Turner did about art, that monarchy is a "rummy business". Read more
HM must sometimes have felt, as Turner did about art, that monarchy is a "rummy business". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bob Sherunkle
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > British Royalty
- Books > Biography > Historical > 1901 Onwards
- Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > 1901 Onwards
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Europe
- Books > Biography > Historical > Royalty
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > British Heads of State > Elizabeth II
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Ireland
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
