
Power and Glory - As seen on Channel 4’s Edward vs George
Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty
$23.75
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2025
Summary
Power and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor’s wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to cope with the aftermath of World War Two, in an era where old certainties have been replaced by the rise of a new, uncertain world, and where love, tragedy and modernity battle for supremacy.
The book draws on extensive unpublished correspondence be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399615495 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399615491 |
| Author: | Alexander Larman |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Appreciative but not sycophantic … Immaculately sourced …The rebirth of royalty was the foundation of something which, for a long while, was substantial and worthwhile – Stephen Bayley * Spectator *
A fascinating exploration of the activities, relationships and emotions of the British royal family and parliamentary leaders in the post-war years of the forties and fifties. If you want to better understand England and the English people, read this book – Sir Patrick Stewart
Modern royal history at its best - clear, unsentimental, authoritative, captivating. The struggles of the post-war monarchy and the dawn of Elizabeth II’s reign are told with the perfect amount of detail – Gareth Russell * author of The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court *
About The Author
Alexander Larman
Alexander Larman is the author of several books, most recently The Crown In Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication. He is books editor of the Spectator’s world edition and is a contributing editor to The Critic magazine. He has a monthly book review column in the Observer and writes regularly about literature and the arts for publications including Prospect, The Chap and the Daily Telegraph.
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