Elizabeth & Margaret :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiii, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
Summary
A biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret examines their early idyllic youth as the closest of sisters as well as their often fraught relationship after their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne.
Call Number
BIOGRAPHY WINDSOR FAMILY
Publication Date
2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781538700464
Elizabeth & Margaret :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
9 audio discs (11 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
[New York] : Hachette Book Group, [2021]
Summary
They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth II and Margaret was dramatically altered.
Call Number
AUDIOBOOK CD 941.08 MORTON
Publication Date
2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781549109911 9781549178054
Elizabeth & Margaret :
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
531 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Production / Publication Information
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Summary
"They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called 'Lillibet.' And bow to her wishes. Elizabeth would always look upon her younger sister's antics with a kind of stoical amusement, but Margaret's struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system--and her fraught relationship with its expectations--was often a source of tension. Famously, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee, Group Captain Peter Townsend, forcing Margaret to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover. From the idyll of their cloistered early life, through their hidden war-time lives, into the divergent paths they took following their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton's latest biography offers unique insight into these two drastically different sisters--one resigned to duty and responsibility, the other resistant to it--and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown, the royal family, and the ways it adapted to the changing mores of the 20th century"--
Call Number
LP 941.085 MOR
Publication Date
2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781432889722
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