{"product_id":"the-queen-paperback-1","title":"The Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Dennison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Dennison's elegant and magisterial biography of Her late Majesty, updated following the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A worthy and balanced overview of the Queen's life. Dennison is especially good on her childhood... quietly, tactfully, tastefully reverent.'\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was more than just a moment of profound sadness; her passing marked the end of an era in our national life - and the final closing of the Elizabethan Age. For millions of people, both in Britain and across the world, Elizabeth II was the embodiment of monarchy. Her long life spanned nearly a century of national and global history, from a time before the Great Depression to the era of Covid-19. Her reign embraced all but seven years of Britain's postwar history up to the accession of her son King Charles III; she was served by fifteen UK prime ministers from Churchill to Truss, and witnessed the administrations of fourteen US presidents from Truman to Biden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brand-new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/i\u003e charts the joys and triumphs as well as the disappointments and vicissitudes of a remarkable royal life; it also assesses the achievement of a woman regarded as the champion of a handful of 'British' values endorsed - if no longer practised - by the bulk of the nation: service, duty, steadfastness, charity and stoicism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Dennison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eBehind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West\u003c\/i\u003e, a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is the much-praised \u003ci\u003eEternal Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, a life of Kenneth Grahame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Dennison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eBehind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West\u003c\/i\u003e, a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is the much-praised \u003ci\u003eEternal Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, a life of Kenneth Grahame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 7.87 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157868613767,"sku":"9781788545921","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/12f26e1b4efcd12aee55a91288cde020.webp?v=1733254336","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-queen-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}