Compact Guide: Queen Elizabeth II (Green Rod)(Mixed media product)

She has reigned for more than a half century: this is the story of Queen Elizabeth II, the dramatic world events she's witnessed, and the people she's encountered.Throughout her 70-year reign--the longest of any British monarch, and the longest of any current monarch in the world--Queen Elizabeth II has become a symbol of stability in a rapidly changing world. Her life has borne witness to the fluctuating fortunes of the Windsors, from the dramatic abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII, when she was just 10 years old, to the scandal surrounding Princess Margaret's doomed love affair and the tumultuous relationship between Prince Charles and Princess Diana.Rod Green explores the personal and political intrigues that have dogged the House of Windsor, including the Queen's fascinating relationships with prime ministers from Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden to
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