The Queen: History in an Hour

by Sinead Fitzgibbon

Overview

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in 1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II has stood on the world stage as the figurehead for Britain.The Queen: History in an Hour tells the story of the Queen Elizabeth II’s life and long reign, her royal duties, service during the Second World War, public perception and the transformation of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations under her rule. In the Diamond Jubilee year this is essential reading for Royalists and Republicans alike.Know your stuff: read about Queen Elizabeth II in just one hour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007485161
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/29/2012
Series:	History in an Hour
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	60
Sales rank:	377,372
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Sinead Fitzgibbon graduated from university with a degree in Economics, before leaving her native Ireland to work in investment banking in Sydney for six years. She returned to the UK in 2007 to pursue her writing career. She has always loved history, literature and art – and spends most weekends in London’s multitude of museums, art galleries and bookshops.