The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers now in paperbackElizabeth II is the longestserving monarch who ever sat on the English or British throne. Yet her personality and influence remain elusive. This book, by a senior politician who has spent significant periods of time in her company, and is also a distinguished historian, portrays her more credibly than any other yet published.Douglas Hurd was a politician, biographer and novelist who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as Minister for Europe (197983), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (198485), Home Secretary (198589) and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (198995). His previous books include his Memoirs, Robert Peel A Biography and, with Edward Young, Choose Your Weapons The British Foreign Secretary 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.

Binding: Paperback;128 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: BGR; Weight: 202 g; Dimensions: 179 x 111 x 8

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