{"product_id":"monarch-the-life-and-reign-of-elizabeth-ii-9780743236690","title":"Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An exemplary book.\" --Martin Amis, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eMonarch\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Lacey makes you feel like you're right there--in the palace, in the castle...I was absolutely riveted.\" --Dominick Dunne\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor--who became Elizabeth II, Queen of England on February 6, 1952--has been loved and loathed, revered and feared, applauded and criticized by her people. Still she remained a captivating figure in the British monarchy for over seventy years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMonarch, \u003c\/i\u003e a meticulously detailed portrait of Elizabeth II as both a human being and an institution, bestselling author Robert Lacey brings the queen to life as never before: as baby \"Lilibet\" learning to wave to a crowd in the Royal Mews; as a child \"ardently praying for a brother\" so as to avoid her fate; as a young woman falling in love with and marrying her cousin Philip; and as the mother-in-law of the most complicated royal of all, Princess Diana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring dozens of photographs, a family tree of the Hanoverian-Windsor-Mountbatten families, and a map that charts the location of royal castles--\u003ci\u003eMonarch\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging, critical, and celebratory account of Elizabeth's reign that no reader of popular history should be without.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10347891\"\u003eRobert Lacey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743236690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743236696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO014000\"\u003eRoyalty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS015000\"\u003eEurope | Great Britain | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Lacey, \u003c\/b\u003e historian, journalist, and bestselling biographer, has written fifteen previous books, including the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMajesty; Ford: The Men and the Machine; The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa'ud;\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Year 1000.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in London\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44443447984365,"sku":"9780743236690","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1ce6028e-e867-439a-9c63-01cad6c2183c.jpg?v=1700230464","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/monarch-the-life-and-reign-of-elizabeth-ii-9780743236690","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}