{"product_id":"the-diamond-queen-9781035001644","title":"The Diamond Queen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitical journalist Andrew Marr's vivid account of the Queen and her reign over Great Britain and the Commonwealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarr's writing is persuasive, liberal, energized * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eMarr has a gift for narrative and précis, a pithy turn of phrase and an ability to unearth the familiar * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing . . . particularly acute on the political aspects of constitutional monarchy, but he also writes perceptively about individual members of the Royal Family. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eContain[s] a lot of information which will be new to any but the most dedicated student of the monarchy . . . Marr is particularly interesting on the relationship between the Queen and the BBC. -- \u003cfont face=\"verdana, tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilip Ziegler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of the day-to-day duties of the monarch and her family. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eOffers the reader a history of the Queen’s reign viewed from the outside, with a particular emphasis on her relations with her prime ministers and the connection between political developments and the monarchy’s shifting fortunes . . . an overwhelmingly positive endorsement of the Queen’s remarkable record. -- Matthew Dennison * Express *\u003cbr\u003eA fresh perspective . . .  Marr looks at the people and broader historical trends who have shaped Elizabeth II’s approach to her reign . . . fascinating -- Carolyn Harris, author of \u003ci\u003eRaising Royalty \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements - i: Preface and Acknowledgements Section - ii: What the Queen Does Unit - Part One: Dynasty is Destiny: How the British Monarchy Remade Itself Unit - Part Two: Lilibet Section - iii: Interlude - The Queen in the World Unit - Part Three: The Queen at Work Section - iv: Interlude - Britannia and the Waves Unit - Part Four: Off With Her Head! The Queen in the Sixties Section - v: Interlude - Money Unit - Part Five: Into the Maelstrom Section - vi: The Future Section - vii: Notes Section - viii: Select Bibliography Acknowledgements - ix: Picture Acknowledgments Index - x: Index","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406672863575,"sku":"9781035001644","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035001644.jpg?v=1730496725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-diamond-queen-9781035001644","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}