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Queen Elizabeth II For Dummies

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.04.2022

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

400

Maße (L/B/H)

23,2/18,6/2,3 cm

Gewicht

766 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-85034-2

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.04.2022

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

400

Maße (L/B/H)

23,2/18,6/2,3 cm

Gewicht

766 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-85034-2

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Introduction 1
     
    About This Book 1
     
    Foolish Assumptions 3
     
    Icons Used in This Book 3
     
    Beyond the Book 4
     
    Where to Go from Here 4
     
    Part 1: the Road to the Throne 5
     
    Chapter 1: Queen Elizabeth II: A Global Icon 7
     
    Carrying the Weight of History 9
     
    Heading up a monarchy 1,500 years in the making 9
     
    Ruling the jig-saw kingdom 11
     
    Being one of the precious few queens 13
     
    Following in the Footsteps of Grandpa and Daddy 16
     
    George V 17
     
    George VI 17
     
    Wearing Many Different Hats 18
     
    Ruling in theory 18
     
    Running the family firm 19
     
    And Being a Mum, Too 20
     
    The Secrets of Elizabeth's Success 21
     
    She's been queen for a long time 21
     
    Her style has evolved and adapted 21
     
    She uses more carrot than stick 22
     
    She's nothing if not discreet 23
     
    Chapter 2: Triumph of Compromise: Constitutional Monarchy 25
     
    From Tribal Leader to King of England 27
     
    Settling down with the Anglo-Saxons 27
     
    Uniting through adversity 29
     
    Ruling by Divine Right? 32
     
    Losing my religion: Henry VIII's church reforms 33
     
    Entering the first Elizabethan Age 35
     
    Finding Mary (Queen of Scots) 35
     
    Becoming a republic 36
     
    Establishing a Constitutional Monarchy 37
     
    Choosing absolutism or republicanism? 38
     
    Bringing about revolution 38
     
    Appointing a newcomer 40
     
    Learning with George: what monarchs shouldn't do 41
     
    American Republic, French Republic - Britain next? 42
     
    Chapter 3: Victoria: The Queen Who Defined an Era 43
     
    The Monarchs Who Came Before Victoria 44
     
    The Young Queen 45
     
    Along Comes Albert 46
     
    How Albert helped the British monarchy 47
     
    The royal network 48
     
    From Monarch to Empress 49
     
    Victoria Gives Way to Parliament 50
     
    Britain's New Empire 51
     
    Death, despair, and republicanism 52
     
    Celebrating Victoria's Jubilees 53
     
    Golden Jubilee, 1887 53
     
    Diamond Jubilee, 1897 54
     
    After Victoria 54
     
    Edward VII: A playboy king 55
     
    George V: A dull king for a difficult time 55
     
    Chapter 4: The Birth of a Princess 57
     
    Bertie: The Stammering Second Son 58
     
    Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon: A Suitable Match 58
     
    Princess Lilibet is Born 60
     
    Baby Betty steals the limelight 62
     
    Grandma knows best 62
     
    A sister is born 63
     
    Educating a princess 64
     
    Chapter 5: Edward VIII: The King Who Abdicated 65
     
    Edward Prince of Wales 66
     
    A Populist Prince 67
     
    Edward's other education 67
     
    A trial run 68
     
    Enter Wallis Simpson 68
     
    Accession and Abdication 69
     
    Act I: October 1936 71
     
    Act II: November 1936 72
     
    Act III: December 1936 73
     
    Chapter 6: Preparing for the Throne 75
     
    Bertie Steps up to the Plate 75
     
    Peeking out from behind the glass curtain 77
     
    Building up to war 78
     
    Choosing a premier 80
     
    The Royals at War 82
     
    Royalty on rations 83
     
    Working towards victory 84
     
    Sharing hardship 84
     
    The princesses at war 85
     
    Countdown to the Crown 87
     
    Reaching out to the Commonwealth 88
     
    Courting Philip of Greece 89
     
    Living the family life 90
     
    Part 2: the Young Queen 93
     
    Chapter 7: Coronation: 'I Present Unto You Queen Elizabeth' 95
     
    An Occasion of Pomp and Ceremony 96
     
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