Counting One's Blessings

Counting One's Blessings
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 1509
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ISBN-10 : 9781466827745
ISBN-13 : 1466827742
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Counting One's Blessings by : William Shawcross

Download or read book Counting One's Blessings written by William Shawcross and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 1509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Shawcross's official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success.One of the great revelations of the book was Queen Elizabeth's insightful, witty private correspondence. Indeed, The Sunday Times described her letters as "wonderful . . . brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness." Now, in Counting One's Blessings, Shawcross has put together a selection of her letters, drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle. Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent, from her early childhood before World War I to the very end of her long life at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the real person behind the public face.

Queen Mother

Queen Mother
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Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781931018241
ISBN-13 : 1931018243
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Queen Mother by : Edward Sri

Download or read book Queen Mother written by Edward Sri and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth presentation of the Gebirah or 'Great Lady' tradition in salvation history and its profound connection to the doctrine of Mary's queenship. Edward Sri demonstrates how the queen-mother theme in the Davidic kingdom sheds light on the role of Mary as heavenly Queen. This compelling read will bear much fruit for those seriously looking to grow in their knowledge and love of Scripture.

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth
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Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Total Pages : 1168
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ISBN-10 : 140504859X
ISBN-13 : 9781405048590
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Queen Elizabeth by : William Shawcross

Download or read book Queen Elizabeth written by William Shawcross and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August, 1900. Few could have imagined the profound effect she would have on Britain and its people. This official biography tells not only her story but, through it, that of the country she loved so devotedly.

Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman

Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780271084107
ISBN-13 : 0271084103
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman by : Silvia Z. Mitchell

Download or read book Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman written by Silvia Z. Mitchell and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Philip IV of Spain died in 1665, his heir, Carlos II, was three years old. In addition to this looming dynastic crisis, decades of enormous military commitments had left Spain a virtually bankrupt state with vulnerable frontiers and a depleted army. In Silvia Z. Mitchell’s revisionist account, Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman, Queen Regent Mariana of Austria emerges as a towering figure at court and on the international stage, while her key collaborators—the secretaries, ministers, and diplomats who have previously been ignored or undervalued—take their rightful place in history. Mitchell provides a nuanced account of Mariana of Austria’s ten-year regency (1665–75) of the global Spanish Empire and examines her subsequent role as queen mother. Drawing from previously unmined primary sources, including Council of State deliberations, diplomatic correspondence, Mariana’s and Carlos’s letters, royal household papers, manuscripts, and legal documents, Mitchell describes how, over the course of her regency, Mariana led the monarchy out of danger and helped redefine the military and diplomatic blocs of Europe in Spain’s favor. She follows Mariana’s exile from court and recounts how the dowager queen used her extensive connections and diplomatic experience to move the negotiations for her son’s marriage forward, effectively exploiting the process to regain her position. A new narrative of the Spanish Habsburg monarchy in the later seventeenth century, this volume advances our knowledge of women’s legitimate political entitlement in the early modern period. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of queenship, women’s studies, and early modern Spain.

The Queen Mother

The Queen Mother
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 823
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ISBN-10 : 9781250018960
ISBN-13 : 125001896X
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Queen Mother by : Lady Colin Campbell

Download or read book The Queen Mother written by Lady Colin Campbell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of The Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother has been called the "most successful queen since Cleopatra." Her personality was so captivating that even her arch-enemy Wallis Simpson wrote about "her legendary charm." Portrayed as a selfless partner to the King in the Oscar-winning movie The King's Speech, The Queen Mother is most often remembered from her later years as the smiling granny with the pastel hats. When she died in 2002, just short of her 102nd birthday, she was praised for a long life well lived. But there was another side to her story. For the first time, Lady Colin Campbell shows us that the untold life of the Queen Mother is far more fascinating and moving than the official version that has been peddled ever since she became royal in 1923. With unparalleled sources--including members of the Royal Family, aristocrats, and friends and relatives of Elizabeth herself—this mesmerizing account takes us inside the real and sometimes astonishing world of the royal family.

The Queen Mother

The Queen Mother
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Publisher : Raintree
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 0817257152
ISBN-13 : 9780817257156
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Queen Mother by : Richard Wood

Download or read book The Queen Mother written by Richard Wood and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, from her birth in London in 1900 to her marriage in 1923 to Prince Albert, who was to become King George VI, to her hundredth birthday.

The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0956803814
ISBN-13 : 9780956803818
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by : Lady Colin Campbell

Download or read book The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother written by Lady Colin Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She reveals the truth behind: the mystery of her birth; her intra-family relationships; how she set about getting married; her relationship with her eldest brother-in-law prior to her marriage and afterwards, when he was Prince of Wales, Edward VIII,