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Pub. Date
2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The coronation of Elizabeth II was an enormous logistical operation, and an event of huge cultural significance. Now, using hitherto unseen archives and with co-operation of the Palace, the diaries and papers of those at the heart of the planning are opened up to reveal the behind the scenes story of the Coronation.
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Princess Elizabeth was a child of thirteen on September 3, 1939, when her father King George VI informed the people that Britain was at war. This revelatory documentary tells the story of the Queen's experiences during WWII and how the longest-reigning monarch in British history was shaped by the war.
Pub. Date
2021
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2 videodiscs (289 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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"We must never forget the lessons learned on D-Day, June 6, 1944. On that fatal day, the cost of freedom was born out. We must always remember the thousands who sacrificed life and limb to free Europe en route to defeating the Nazis and eliminating the scourge of fascism from the planet. For the 75th anniversary of this momentous occasion, celebrated producer Ted Fitzgerald was there to film celebrations, reenactments, heroics, and testimonials of...
5) The royals
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Pub. Date
c1997
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xxi, 547, [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest. Queen Elizabeth II has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with the world like no other monarch in modern history.
The iconic monarch never ventured further than the Isle of Wight until the age of 20 but since then has now visited over 130 countries across the globe in the line of duty, acting as diplomat, hostess and dignitary...
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Pub. Date
2016.
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viii, 341 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Traces the family histories and controversies that have marked the lives of Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duchess of Cambridge to illuminate their stark differences, their remarkable similarities, and their roles in an evolving monarchy.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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48 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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"Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. Discover more engaging details of her life and how she brought the royal family into the twenty-first century"--
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In Lilibet, master biographer Carolly Erickson turns her skill at writing un-put-downable narrative to telling the remarkable story of Elizabeth II, Queen of England.
With her customary psychological insight, historian Erickson traces the queen's gilded but often thorny path from her overprotected girlhood to her ascension to the throne at twenty-five to her personal and national difficulties as queen.
Lilibet shows us an Elizabeth we thought we...
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London, 1947: Burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation in spite of their nation's recent victory. Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers in the Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell, have forged an unlikely friendship. Their bond, along with their hopes for a brighter future, are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of...
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Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Follow her from childhood and discover the unforeseen circumstances that instantly altered the British monarchy's line of succession, catapulting Princess Elizabeth from the unlikely heir to the throne to England's future queen. Highlights and milestones are reverently presented with footage throughout...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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In Jackson's photographs, documenting public and private moments and accompanied by warm and engaging text offering a personal perspective and behind-the-shot anecdotes, Elizabeth II: A Queen for our Time, captures her majesty's great elegance and charm. From royal tours and state dinners to family time and equestrian triumphs, this book takes us to the heart of what it means to be the head of the British royal family. Much has also been made of the...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xiv, 427 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"Renowned biographer Andrew Morton takes an in-depth look at Britain's longest reigning monarch, exploring the influence Queen Elizabeth had on both Britain and the rest of the world for much of the last century. From leading a nation struggling to restore itself after the devastation of the second World War to navigating the divisive political landscape of the present day, Queen Elizabeth was a reluctant but resolute queen. This is the story of a...
15) Before the crown
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Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 24 cm
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Windsor Castle, 1943. As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the suitability of the foreign prince is questioned by all at court. He is the risk...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A woman caught between ruling a nation, duty, and family, and how she has led a monarchy through some of the greatest changes in modern history. A woman who never chose her life, but who has become the world's longest-ever serving Queen.
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Her Majesty the Queen investigates volume 1
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"The first book in a highly original and clever new crime series featuring Queen Elizabeth II as an amateur detective who solves crimes in secret and behind the scenes, in between her royal duties"--
Spring, 2016. Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. When a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms, the scene suggests the young Russian pianist strangled himself, but a badly tied knot leads MI5...
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"Never again" became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Princess Diana's tragic death. More specifically, there could never be "another Diana"--a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey through the scandals, love affairs, power plays, and betrayals that have buffeted the monarchy over the last twenty-five years. We...
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Follows the owner and three very different residents of the Blue Lion Hotel as London prepares to celebrate the upcoming coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
"It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel. Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day,...
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