The Queen: History in an Hour

Sinead Fitzgibbon describes Queen Elizabeth II's life, the longest-lived queen of the United Kingdom, in this book. The services she did for England during the Second World War at a young age are discussed here. No one from England will forget her first radio broadcast at theage of 14 years in whic......more

I have read quite a few books on royalty over the years but the current monarchy has never really interested me, probably as its generally current news more than in the past and my heart lies in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries... But that said I downloaded this as it was free and I do like the "Hi......more

Postać brytyjskiej królowej Elżbiety II jest naprawdę barwna. To nieprawdopodobne iż do dnia dzisiejszego jest aktywna i spełnia swoje obowiązki, które są mimo wszystko dość wymagające. Została królową w dość nieoczekiwany sposób w wieku 27 lat. Pełni tą funkcje do dziś, ma na dzień dzisiejszy 94 la......more

This was part of a series called "History in an Hour" and understandably is a very quick, abridged look at the life of Queen Elizabeth II. For all of its brevity, I think it was well done and interesting. I would be interested in reading their other offerings. I think they would provide a good jumpin......more

This was good for its intended purpose: I learned more about Queen Elizabeth II in a short period of time without too much time commitment although it wasn't particularly engaging. I will probably read more of the history in an hour books to become acquainted with historical events I should know mor......more