The story of an extraordinary sixteen months in British history. When King George VI died unexpectedly in February, his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth - just 25 years old - was thrust into the limelight, and overnight became the most famous woman in the world: the Queen of England.
Elizabeth II: the sixth Queen regnant and 63rd sovereign of Britain can trace her ancestry beyond the Hanoverians, Stuarts, Tudors, Plantagenets and Normans, back to the Saxon Kings of the Dark Ages.
During her reign she has completed over 250 foreign visits, more than any other monarch in hist...
Despite her young family often having to take second place to the demands of her job, the Queen’s strength and continuity has seen Britain shed an empire and create a new and prosperous identity quite against all the odds and expectations of most leading commentators.
With extensive coverage of the early years of Elizabeth's life and a charming recording made by the young Princesses as children this is an updated look at the life of Britain's monarch and all she has achieved.
