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Book SynopsisAn updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on SundayA magisterial biography and the only one that seriously deals with her constitutional and political role'' Tim Shipman, Sunday TimesThe royal family have been through a tumultuous decade, but with the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, Prince Philip's 90th birthday and the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee celebrations, there is renewed interest and appreciation of our monarchy. The Queen is an in-depth look at the woman at the centre of it all and is the only biography to take Elizabeth II seriously as the subject of historical biography, or to examine the influences that formed her and the ideas she represents.Ben Pimlott (described by Andrew Marr in the Independent as the best writer of political biography now writing') treats the Head of State to the rigorous and objective scrutiny he applied to major political personalities, us
Trade Review‘This biography by Ben Pimlott is generally considered the best political life of Elizabeth II’ GARETH RUSSELL, Times
‘A strikingly impressive achievement. Professor Pimlott has shown what wit, scholarship and a wide-ranging historical imagination can do with a subject that must initially have seemed unpromising. There will not be a better royal biography for many years.’ PHILIP ZIEGLER, Daily Telegraph
‘This is an important and stimulating book which even literary republicans can read with pleasure.’ ANTONIA FRASER, Guardian
‘Pimlott brings wit and gravitas to the topic.’ ANDREW ROBERTS, Sunday Telegraph
‘No serious royal watcher who values accuracy and the perspective of history can afford to be without it.’ Sunday Times
