Douglas Hurd

Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs)

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In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. During her long lifetime Britain and the world have changed beyond recognition, yet throughout she has stood steadfast as a lasting emblem of stability, continuity and public service. Historian and senior politician Douglas Hurd has seen the Queen at close quarters, as Home Secretary and then on overseas expeditions as Foreign Secretary. Here he considers the life and role of Britain's most greatly admired monarch, who, inheriting a deep sense of duty from her father George VI, has weathered national and family crises, seen the end of an Empire and heard voices r… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-14-197941-0
EAN: 9780141979410
Produktnummer: 17980885
Verlag: Penguin Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 112 S.
Masse: H18.7 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.2 cm 178 g
Abbildungen: 1 x 8 colour or b/w
Gewicht: 178

Über den Autor

Douglas Hurd is a politician, biographer and novelist who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as Minister for Europe (1979-83), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984-85), Home Secretary (1985-89) and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1989-95). His previous books include his Memoirs, Robert Peel: A Biography and, with Edward Young, Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.