Elizabeth: Queen and Crown

by Sarah Gristwood

An internationally admired figure, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the most high-profile monarch in the world, enjoying enduring and wide-ranging popularity. Spanning from 1926 to the present day, Elizabeth The Queen and the Crown reveals the story behind Britain's longest-reigning monarch's extraordinary life. Sarah Gristwood follows the twists and turns of Her Majesty’s life and its key turning points – including her teenage years during World War II, meeting and marrying Prince Philip of Greece, later the Duke of Edinburgh, and her accession to the throne in 1952. Split into chapters covering different periods of her life, from ‘Apprenticeship (1926–1956)’, ‘Being Queen (1956–1986)’ to ‘Change, Celebration and Commemoration (1986–2022)’, the book charts the extraordinary events in the Queen's life alongside the everyday duties of her role as monarch.

Genres: Biography

160 pages, Hardcover

Published May 1, 2018

About the author

Sarah Gristwood attended Oxford and then worked as a journalist specializing in the arts and women's issues. She has contributed to The Times, Guardian, Independent, and Evening Standard.

Reviews

[Lise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing new but I’m obsessed with her, thanks to The Crown!

[Jane Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick and easy read, lots of pictures, of the life of Elizabeth II. My 4th book about the Royal Family this year (a guilty pleasure). Nothing new to report in this but I still enjoyed reading it very much indeed.

[Piper Winchester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little different.
Shows her work mixed with her life.
Pretty pictures too

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures, some I had never seen before, and text was brief and to the point.