An insightful biography, based on exclusive research, of Queen Elizabeth II, bringing us the full story of one of our greatest and best-loved monarchs as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee.
Robert Hardman is an internationally renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in royalty and history for more than twenty five years. He has previously written the acclaimed books Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, Our Queen and Queen of the World, along with the BBC and ITV television documentaries of the same name. Among other television credits, he wrote and presented the BBC Two documentary George III - The Genius of the Mad King and wrote the BBC series, The Queen's Castle. Hardman interviewed the Prince of Wales for the BBC's Charles at 60, the Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC's The Duke: In His Own Words and the Princess Royal for ITV's Anne: The Princess Royal at 70. He wrote and co-produced the BBC's Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, for which he interviewed a dozen members of the Royal Family. He is also an award-winning newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail in London. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II is his fourth book.
The essential authoritative biography of the Queen that everyone
needs to read - packed with new research, gripping details and
telling anecdotes on every page, equally masterful on matters high
and low, power and family. Hardman not only explains her; he
defines her and her epoch.
*Simon Sebag Montefiore*
Robert Hardman has written a truly exceptional biography of an
equally exceptional monarch, rich in new material, wit and original
thought. With intimate and unrivalled access to those who really
know the story, Queen of Our Times not only gives us the real
Elizabeth II, but it also reminds us, often movingly, that we are
living through one of history’s greatest reigns.
*Andrew Roberts*
A compendious new biography . . . closely observed . . . I relished
the incidental details.
*The Times (Book of the Week)*
Hardman’s exhaustive and endlessly enthusiastic biography paints a
vivid picture of a phenomenal sovereign.
*The Telegraph*
Authoritative . . . scrupulously well researched, thoughtful and
sensitive to the sweep of history.
*Mail on Sunday*
Revelatory . . . Queen of Our Times shows why her extraordinary
lifetime of service should be celebrated, honoured and
cherished.
*The Spectator*
This is a beautifully-crafted, deeply informed and rounded portrait
of the gold standard monarch and the age to which she has given her
name. Queen of Our Times has depth, feel and insight in
abundance
*Peter Hennessy, award-winning historian*
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