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6/100Scholars
Author:
Andrew Morton
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Date:
November 15, 2022
Biographer Andrew Morton takes an in-depth look at Britain's longest reigning monarch, exploring the influence Queen Elizabeth had on both Britain and the rest of the world for much of the last century. From leading a nation struggling to restore itself after the devastation of the second World War to navigating the divisive political landscape of the present day, Queen Elizabeth was a reluctant but resolute queen. This is the story of a woman of unflagging self-discipline who will long be remembered as mother and grandmother to Great Britain, and one of the greatest sovereigns of the modern era.
What The Reviewers Say
The best known and most accessible, if not the foremost, biographer of England’s royal family.
Anyone looking for similar revelations in Morton’s new book, however, will be disappointed by his latest effort.
The Queen, a grab bag of anodyne anecdotes and Wikipedia-deep chronologies, doesn’t want to pin her down anyway. Like its subject, it just wants to sell itself.
A solid but somewhat lackluster look.
