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Great Britain Great Britain History 20th century Drama Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952 Princesses Great Britain Drama Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain Elizabeth 1900-2002 Queens Queens Great Britain Biography Queens Great Britain Drama VI, King of Great Britain George 1895-1952 Women Political activity Great Britain DramaSummary: Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2018Smith, Sally Bedell
Summary: "When the Duke of Windsor abdicated the throne in 1936, his shy, uncertain, unprepared younger brother became King. Sally Bedell Smith was granted by Queen Elizabeth II special access to the letters and diaries of George VI and Elizabeth, to tell the story of how their love, devotion, and strong marriage led George VI to overcome insecurities and difficulty speaking and to become an exceptional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SMISummary: The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2017Summary: James Wilby and Juliet Aubrey portray the reluctant royals who became king and queen of England when Edward VIII gave up the throne for the woman he loved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BERRussell, Gareth
Summary: This collection of one hundred and one anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, features amusing and fascinating vignettes from her long life, including her coming of age during World War I and the 1936 abdication of her brother-in-law.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH RUSForbes, Grania.
Summary: On 4 August 1999, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother celebrated her ninety-ninth birthday! The Queen Mother's life thus tells in its own distinctive way the story of the twentieth century, and as the years pass, she is increasingly venerated as 'a beloved national institution.' Forbes, a British journalist specializing in the royal family, offers a pictorial biography that, as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pavilion 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 ELILogue, Mark.
Summary: Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 941.084 LOGLogue, Mark.
Summary: Albert, Duke of York began to see speech therapist Lionel Logue in a desperate bid to cure his lifelong stammer. Little did the two men know that this unlikely friendship would ultimately save the House of Windsor from collapse. The amiable Logue gave the shy young Duke the skills and the confidence to stand and deliver before a crowd. And when his elder brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 941.084 LOGElizabeth
Summary: Drawn from the wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle, this collection of letters, written by Queen Elizabeth from her earliest childhood to the end of her life, reveals the real womahn behind the public face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.082 ELIHarper, Karen (Karen S.)
Summary: "1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--shows a warm, smiling face to the world. But it's no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the "Most Dangerous Woman in Europe." For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, grandmother of Prince Charles, and the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century. A revelatory royal biography that is, as well, a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH, QUEEN SHASummary: Ambitious and acclaimed series from The Queen writer Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as prime minister end with the election of Tony Blair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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