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The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain

By Matthew Engel

The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain Politics & History

The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain

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A tour de force about post-war Britain which delights and illuminates on every page.' David Kynaston She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire/Winston Churchill was prime minister/sweets were rationed/mums stayed at home and kids played on bombsites. In the seventy years that followed everything changed utterly - except the Queen herself/ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation with which she became synonymous. While the Queen is the motif for this book/the story Engel tells is not about her - it is primarily about the British. Through original research/interviews with people who were there and his own memories of the time/Matthew Engel traces the transformation of life in Britain as never before. Beginning with the death of King George VI and ending on the eve of Margaret Thatcher's election/Engel not only covers all the major historical events but also explores everyday life - from the food we ate and where we shopped/to what we watched on television and the newspapers we read. In doing so/he brings these three decades to life with his own light touch and a wealth of fascinating/forgotten/often funny detail.
Product details
Number of Pages:
640
Release Date:
2023-01-06
Publication Date:
2022-10-06
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1786496674
ISBN13:
9781786496676
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
886 g
Height:
164 cm
Width:
237 cm
Thickness:
49 cm

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