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The women of Windsor : their power, privilege, and passions / Catherine Whitney.

Van Pelt Library DA28.35.W54 W47 2006
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Whitney, Catherine, 1950-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Windsor, House of.
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Queens.
Great Britain.
Princesses--Great Britain--Biography.
Princesses.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
xvii, 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : William Morrow, [2006]
Contents:
Introduction: An American at the Palace XIII
Prologue: Drama Queen 1
Chapter 1 Merry Mischief 7
Chapter 2 We Four 27
Chapter 3 Clash of the Titanesses 39
Chapter 4 The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe 55
Chapter 5 Heir Presumptive 73
Chapter 6 Lilibet's Prince Charming 83
Chapter 7 Mrs. Mountbatten Ascends 99
Chapter 8 Sister Dearest 109
Chapter 9 Royal Family Values 121
Chapter 10 Being Anne 133
Chapter 11 Always a Rosebud, Never a Rose 147
Chapter 12 Crash of Symbols 155
Chapter 13 To Di For 163
Chapter 14 The Princess of Wails 177
Chapter 15 The Queen's Horrible Year 187
Chapter 16 Palace Coup 197
Chapter 17 Royal Is as Royal Does 209
Epilogue: Kingdom Come 217
The Windsors 222
The Windsor Line of Succession 225.
Notes:
"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother ; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ; Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret ; Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Princess Anne."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-244) and index.
ISBN:
0060765844
OCLC:
60373728
Publisher Number:
9780060765842

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