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The last queen : Elizabeth II's seventy year battle to save the House of Windsor  Cover Image Book Book

The last queen : Elizabeth II's seventy year battle to save the House of Windsor / Clive Irving.

Irving, Clive, (author.).

Summary:

A timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them, and probing the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media. This is not a conventional biography--and the book is therefore not limited by the traditions of that genre. Instead, it follows Elizabeth and her family's struggle to survive in the face of unprecedented changes in our attitudes towards the royal family, with the critical eye of an investigative reporter who is present and involved on a highly personal level.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643136141
  • ISBN: 1643136143
  • Physical Description: ix, 357 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 349) and index.
Subject: Windsor, House of.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Monarchy > Great Britain > History.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952-
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > History.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cambria County Library System. (Show)
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Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library 941.085 E439I (Text) 85131001782367 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library B 92 ELI (Text) 75011000345964 Adult Biography Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 941.085 (Text) 33062009411902 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 92 ELIZABE (Text) 50688010787407 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Coudersport Public Library 941.085092 (Text) 30183000952588 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Gettysburg Library 941.085 IRVING (Text)
Endowment: Nancy G. Richardson Named Endowment, 2021
35740635798580 Nonfiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library NF 941.085 IRV (Text)
Memorial: In Memory of Linda Hoenstine, given by Toni Bucynski
30298100583099 Nonfiction Available -
Public Library of Catasauqua 941.085092 IRV (Text) 70000000157334 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Tunkhannock Public Library 941.085 IRV (Text) 31650000553714 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Wyomissing Public Library BIO ELIZABETH II (Text) 35012001480494 Biography Available -


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