Phyllida Nash reads Sarah Bradford's absorbing and authoritative portrait of the Queen's life and sixty-year reign - complete and unabridged. The Queen's story is our history: she was not born to be Queen but, a media star since the age of three, she has been the most famous woman in the world for all of our lives. In this definitive account, acclaimed Royal author Sarah Bradford offers a vivid window into the key moments of British and world history during the Queen's sixty-year reign, a mixture of happiness and crisis, but one defined by her extraordinary love and commitment to Britain and the Commonwealth. Drawing on a unique collection of archives and interviews, interwoven with the latest research, she gives us fascinating insights into Royal life, from wars and political scandal, to the death of Diana and the triumph of Prince William's wedding to Catherine Middleton.
This is the biography the Queen deserves: remarkable, warm and, above all, inspiring.
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"Extremely well written, giving a high level, yet very informative, description of this queen and her history as Monarch during my history as a commoner. There's a lot of information packed into this short book. I recommend it to anyone who needs a review of modern British monarchy." — M (4 out of 5 stars)
"Extremely well written, giving a high level, yet very informative, description of this queen and her history as Monarch during my history as a commoner. There's a lot of information packed into this short book. I recommend it to anyone who needs a review of modern British monarchy."
" High quality, very informative, provides quick reading "
" Informative. It's interesting to see the Queens Life in relation to political events. But her personality remains too distant. "
Sarah Bradford is the bestselling author of America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disraeli (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), George VI, Princess Grace, and Elizabeth. She has published two previous accounts of the Borgia family, including a biography of Cesare Borgia. She makes her home in London.
Phyllida Nash has appeared in numerous sound productions, including over fifty plays for BBC Radio 4, as well as Book at Bedtime, two series of Up the Garden Path, and many classic serials. Her career spans stage, television, and radio, having played parts as diverse as Portia in Julius Caesar and Poppy Dicky in Rookery Nook. Phyllida also produced the book Unexplained Laughter as a play for BBC television, which starred Diana Rigg and Elaine Page.
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