{"product_id":"monarch-the-life-and-reign-of-elizabeth-ii-paperback","title":"Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Lacey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exemplary book.\" --Martin Amis, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054581539040,"sku":"9780743236690","price":32.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Z_OU9gk6wF9780743236690.webp?v=1781299128","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/monarch-the-life-and-reign-of-elizabeth-ii-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}