Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II

"An exemplary book." --Martin Amis, The New Yorker

"In Monarch, Robert Lacey makes you feel like you're right there--in the palace, in the castle...I was absolutely riveted." --Dominick Dunne

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.

In Monarch, 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.

Featuring dozens of photographs, a family tree of the Hanoverian-Windsor-Mountbatten families, and a map that charts the location of royal castles--Monarch is an engaging, critical, and celebratory account of Elizabeth's reign that no reader of popular history should be without.

Author: Robert Lacey
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 05/13/2003
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9780743236690
ISBN10: 0743236696
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Royalty
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General

About the Author
Robert Lacey, historian, journalist, and bestselling biographer, has written fifteen previous books, including the national bestsellers Majesty; Ford: The Men and the Machine; The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa'ud; and most recently The Year 1000. He lives in London