Book description
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.
Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second
longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in
1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II has stood on the
world stage as the figurehead for Britain.
The Queen: History in an Hour tells the story of the Queen Elizabeth
II's life and long reign, her royal duties, service during the Second
World War, public perception and the transformation of the British
Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations under her rule. In the Diamond
Jubilee year this is essential reading for Royalists and Republicans alike.
Know your stuff: read about Queen Elizabeth II in just one hour. 'If
the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class
tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich
and diverse continent of our shared past' Dominic Sandbrook
'The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour
idea brings it back up to date for the digital age' Andrew Roberts, Bookseller
'This is genius' MacWorld. com Sinead Fitzgibbon graduated from
university with a degree in Economics, before leaving her native Ireland
to work in investment banking in Sydney for six years. She returned to
the UK in 2007 to pursue her writing career. She has always loved
history, literature and art - and spends most weekends in London's
multitude of museums, art galleries and bookshops.
