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Elizabeth & Margaret : the intimate world of the Windsor sisters
- Title
- Elizabeth & Margaret : the intimate world of the Windsor sisters / Andrew Morton.
- Author
- Morton, Andrew, 1953-
- Publication
- New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-7253 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- A biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret examines their early idyllic youth as the closest of sisters as well as their often fraught relationship after their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne.
- They were the closest of sisters until their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne. Then the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsy to her sister and bow to her wishes. Margaret's struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system was often a source of tension. When the Church and government would not allow her to marry a divorcée, Group Captain Peter Townsend, Margaret had to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her lover. Morton explores their relationship, offering unique insight into a woman resigned to duty and responsibility, and a sister resistant to it. -- adapted from jacket
- Alternative Title
- Elizabeth and Margaret
- Intimate world of the Windsor sisters
- Subject
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002
- Queens > Great Britain > Biography
- Princesses > Great Britain > Biography
- Sisters > Great Britain > Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century
- Princesses
- Queens
- Sisters
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Sister, friend, judge -- Rising of the sun and the moon -- Sisters at war -- Love in a warm climate -- The long goodbye -- "Bad or mad" -- "My dear Prime Minister" -- The prince and the showgirl -- "Sex, sex, sex" -- Cool Britannia -- "I hate you" -- "My darling angel" -- Bud and her Rose.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-7253
- ISBN
- 9781538700464
- 1538700468
- LCCN
- 2020950981
- OCLC
- 1164497683
- Author
- Morton, Andrew, 1953- author.
- Title
- Elizabeth & Margaret : the intimate world of the Windsor sisters / Andrew Morton.
- Publisher
- New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-7253