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Elizabeth

by Sarah Bradford · 1993 · 576 pages

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Called fascinatingly complex by The Wall Street Journal, this New York Times bestseller is the first biography of Great Britain's current monarch written by a palace insider—Sarah Bradford, the Viscountess Bangor. This definitive, widely-praised biography includes many never-before-seen photographs.

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Subject
biographyhistory
Themes
royalty
Setting
20th centurybritishengland
Audience
adult
Length
long · 576 pages

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