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Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II by [Robert Hardman]

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The definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by a renowned royal biographer.

As seen on Good Morning America, CNN, and the BBC

Shy but with a steely self-confidence; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; unflappable; devout; indulgent; outwardly reserved, inwardly passionate; unsentimental; inquisitive; young at heart.

Even with her recent passing at age ninety-six, she remains a twenty-first century global phenomenon commanding unrivalled respect and affection. Sealed off during the greatest peacetime emergency of modern times, she has stuck to her own maxim: "I have to be seen to be believed."

Robert Hardman, one of Britain’s most acclaimed royal biographers, now wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed greats in a thousand years of monarchy. Hardman distills Elizabeth's complex life into a must-read study of dynastic survival and renewal. It is a portrait of a world leader who remains as intriguing today as the day she came to the Throne at age twenty-five.

With peerless access to members of the Royal Family, staff, friends, and royal records, Queen of Our Times brings fresh insights and scholarship to the modern royal story. There will be no more thorough, more readable, more original book on Elizabeth II as we celebrate a life and reign that, surely, will never be equaled.

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“The essential authoritative biography of the Queen that everyone needs to read. Queen of Our Times is packed with new research, gripping details and telling anecdotes on every page, equally masterful on matters high and low, power and family. Hardman not only explains her; he defines her and her epoch.” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs )

“This is a beautifully crafted, deeply informed, and rounded portrait of the gold standard monarch and the age to which she has given her name. Robert Hardman’s Queen of Our Times has depth feel and insight in abundance.” (Professor Peter Hennessy, winner of the Orwell Prize )

“Rich in new material, wit, and original thought. With intimate and unrivalled access to those who really know the story, Queen of Our Times not only gives us the real Elizabeth II, but it also reminds us, often movingly, that we are living through one of history’s greatest reigns.” (Andrew Roberts, New York Times bestselling author of The Last King of America )

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Robert Hardman is the author of Queen of Our Times; Her Majesty; and Queen of the World, all available from Pegasus Books. He is a leading author, commentator, and film-maker on royal life in Britain. Robert writes for the Daily Mail in London, where he lives.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09841662K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pegasus Books (April 5, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 35344 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 699 pages

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Robert Hardman has covered aspects of royal life for more than twenty years and is the writer of both the film and the book Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work. He writes for the Daily Mail in London.

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Kat

a wonderful book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 12, 2023

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I enjoyed this book on the late Queen Elizabeth II. She was the only
British monarch that I knew and I have always been fascinated with
the royal family since I was a child. Must read.

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Earl Lopez

Well written and informative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2023

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I liked how well researched the subject matter was done. Offers small insights into the the most famous family in the world.

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A Worthy Biography Of An Admirable Queen

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2022

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As an American of English, Scots, Welsh and (Northern) Irish ancestry, I have enjoyed following Britain's Royal Family since I was a young girl. Besides, the British Monarchy is second to none in producing pomp and ceremony when it is called for. For the only British Monarch most of us have ever known, author Robert Hardman has delivered a serious biography of Her late Majesty Elizabeth II that does her justice. He provides background to the sometimes difficult positions her successive governments placed her in pursuit of their policies, and he shares little stories told to him by those close to her that give readers a glimpse of the real woman who wore the Crown. He also relates examples of her astonishing courage in the face of potential and actual physical danger, which I daresay many (if not most) politicians would eagerly avoid. What this book lacks is salacious gossip and speculation by the author, and that is all to the good. I thought I knew all there was to know about Queen Elizabeth II, but this biography proved me wrong. I recommend this book unreservedly.

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Roger L Rodriguez, Jr

Awesome read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 29, 2022

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Great Book hard to put down once I started reading. Gave me some other insights to the royal family that I would not have known about. Very informative. A must read!!

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Shana Pare

So just what does a queen do?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 30, 2022

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I was very impressed with the way this book was laid out and how Queen Elizabeth's life story was drawn together in a comprehensive but easy to read manner. The Queen was a remarkable woman and I learned much about world affairs when I read this book.

I highly recommend reading this.

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cheryl miller

Perfect

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2022

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Very well put together. A great addition to my collection

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Norma S.

Quite A Queen and Person

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 4, 2022

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After reading this, I admired Her Majesty even more than I already did. She is quite a force and the epitome of the steel hand in a velvet glove. Hardman does an excellent job of putting her reign in perspective citing the historical events she has lived through, the prime ministers she has had, the transportation, technical, and social changes during her lifetime. He is even-handed in dealing with the personal crises in her life which are quite a few. Particularly enjoyable are the remarks of former presidents George W. Bush and Obama about her. Both are obviously smitten with her. Hardman is to be congratulated on conveying so much information and still keeping the reader's rapt attention.

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Toby Mason

Fascinating history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2022

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It is almost a diary of the times of my life, born 1939.
Feel Elizabeth is a contemporary whom I have grown up with, outside of politics and world events. Written in an enjoyable casual style

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John Hopper

comprehensive, never flags and always readable....and now a fitting tribute

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 10, 2022

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This is a new biography of the Queen and her role published for the Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, taking her life and reign up until the beginning of 2022 (so some of the references to record-breaking and transition are now redundant). It is very comprehensive, covering her personal life, constitutional issues, domestic issues, politics, foreign policy, everything basically. It is very readable though, and never flags or bores at any point.

Huge amounts have of course been written and broadcast about her since her death just over a month ago and I think many of us are still processing her departure from the scene she has graced for over 70 years...and I am speaking as someone who most of my adult life have thought of myself as intellectually a republican, and never an instinctive monarchist. Maybe it takes an exceptionally long reign like hers to gain an appreciation of the impact of her soft power on world affairs and in providing a centre of national gravity over and above party politics, however hard this is to justify in democratic and meritocratic terms. The book inevitably talks a lot about the Queen's undoubted sense of duty but the one thing that probably struck me most above everything else was the almost incredible breadth of her experience on the national and world stage, knowing every Prime Minister from Clement Atlee (before she was Queen) to Liz Truss, every US President bar one from Harry Truman to Joe Biden, and almost every major world leader over a period of well over half a century. This is surely a length and breadth of experience that will never be repeated anywhere in the world at this level. I think it is the loss of this that is most striking by its sudden (albeit expected at some point fairly soon) absence. In the words of the author, "unlike other public figures, there is a timelessness about the Queen, all the more so in her later years. She may have aged, like everyone else, but, even after seven decades, she has not dated".

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R M Rose

Fascinating read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 16, 2022

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Full of interesting detail and anecdotal pieces of humour. Highly recommend the book to those who are loyal royalists and those who may be questioning the role of the monarchy in the world. The emphasis on how hard Her Majesty works, is clear but so too is the Crown's significance in maintaining stability. I found myself laughing at times and feeling quite emotional at other times. First book I have read of Robert Harding, but it won't be the last. Whilst a long book, I finished it within a few days, such was its ease to read and fascinating insight into social and political events. RH does not hide his dismay at the fictional depiction of the royal family, in particular the Queen, in the tv series The Crown. I haven't seen it, but there's several references in this book - none are complementary of the tv show.

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Mrs A

An in-depth history of Her Majesty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 1, 2022

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I have over the years read a lot of books about The Queen and royal family but none have been so in-depth as this one. Robert Hardman has done a lot of research to write in so much detail, he’s obviously had access to people working or have worked with the family. The book is up to date as well, covering the recent Covid pandemic and how it affected Her Majesty. You don’t have to be a royalist to read this book, the history surrounding the family is very interesting.
* Following the death of HM The Queen an update is available to download. The now final chapter includes information about the Jubilee weekend and finally her death at Balmoral.

13 people found this helpful

angie

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 2, 2022

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I have read many biographies about the Queen and though I new all there was to know. Bought this on a recommendation from a friend and enjoyed every bit of it. So much that I didn't know.

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silversurfer

Poorly packaged

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2022

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This lovely book was sent in a thin paper envelope with no protection of any kind. Fortunately it was not damaged but I shall certainly think twice about buying books from Amazon again if this is the new standard packaging.

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