Young Elizabeth : the making of the Queen / Kate Wililams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Kate, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022--Childhood and youth.

Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Queens.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.

Summary:

"A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne" -- provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Abdication Day

'A lucky fellow if she accepts you'

'Such a nice name'

'All the equipment a lady needs'

'Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks'

'Great changes'

'Who is this Hitler?'

'Do let me see what is happening'

'After all, she is only nineteen'

'A flash of colour'

'An obedient sitter'

'Came down a Queen'

Regina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 307-316) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beerman Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781605988917

160598891X

OCLC:

907103982