Williams, Kate,

Young Elizabeth : the making of the queen / Kate Williams. - Large print edition. - 465 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-461).

"A lucky fellow if she accepts you" -- "Such a nice name" -- "All the equipment a lady needs" -- "Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks" -- "Great changes" -- "Who is this Hitler?" -- "Do let me see what is happening" -- "After all, she is only nineteen" -- "A flash of colour" -- "An obedient sitter" -- "Came down a queen" -- Regina.

We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II. Yet for much of her early life, the young princess did not know what her future would hold. Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old accidental queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century.

9781410484741 1410484742

2015028865


Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- --Childhood and youth.


Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Large type books.

DA590 / .W48 2015

941.085092 Wil B 68