Robert Hardman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II has reigned through more seismic social change than any monarch since 1066. Yet she is not merely hanging on. She is a 21st century global phenomenon commanding unrivaled respect and affection. And now she is preparing for an event without parallel since the reign of Louis XIV: her Platinum Jubilee. On February 6th, 2022, she marks 70 years on the Throne. Robert Hardman wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
453 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"No British monarch has had a tougher act to follow. Now, after seventy years of waiting and preparation, King Charles III is not just the head of the most famous family in the world. He is the custodian of a thousand-year-old institution that must redefine its place in the digital age while others insist on rewriting the past. With unrivaled access to the king, the royal family, and the court, leading royal authority Robert Hardman brings us the...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Description
xiv, 578 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest. Queen Elizabeth II has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with the world like no other monarch in modern history. Since her coronation, she has visited over 130 countries across the ever-changing globe, acting as diplomat, stateswoman, pioneer, and peace-broker. She has transformed her father's old empire into the Commonwealth,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Description
ix, 356 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An intimate portrait of England's longest-reigning queen, in celebration of her diamond jubilee -- and the first-ever book interview with her grandson, HRH, the Prince of Wales.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Perfect for fans of The Crown, this "intimate portrait" of England's longest-reigning queen takes you behind the scenes of a thoroughly modern monarchy (BBC Entertainment).
History knows no monarch like her. She has traveled farther than all her predecessors combined, lived the longest of any of them, and known more historic figures—from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, Charles de Gaulle to Barack Obama—than
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Description
272 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This companion book to the BBC 1 landmark observational documentary series focuses on the working lives of the most famous family in the world both at home and abroad. From accompanying the queen on royal tours to the Baltic States and the United States, to filming an audience with her Prime-Minister, Tony Blair, the author seeks to answer the monumental question: "What does the monarchy do?"
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
x, 710 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by a renowned royal biographer in an updated Commemorative Edition following Her Majesty's passing, 1926-2022. Shy but with a steely self-confidence; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; unflappable; devout; indulgent; outwardly reserved, inwardly passionate; unsentimental; inquisitive; young at heart. Even with her recent passing at age ninety-six, she remains a twenty-first-century global...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 297 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For the first time, cameras were allowed inside Windsor Castle to chronicle a year in the life of the world's oldest working castle. Located west of London, Windsor is the Queen's favorite home and the place from which the Royal Family takes its name.
