queen of great britain

"Salimatu and her sister Fatmata are captured, sold to slavers, renamed and split apart. Forced to change their names to Sarah and Faith, they end up on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Faith is taken to America, where slavery is still legal and she is stripped of all rights. Sarah ends up in a Victorian England and as the goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Can the two sisters reclaim their freedom and identity in a world that is trying to break them down? Will these once inseparable sisters survive without each other? And if they do find each other again, will they find the other changed beyond recognition?"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the life and career of the Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II.

Follows the owner and three very different residents of the Blue Lion Hotel as London prepares to celebrate the upcoming coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

"For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II showed an unwavering commitment to her country, and she will be remembered as not only Britain's most beloved and longest-reigning monarch, but as a symbol of pride and inspiration everywhere. This book reflects on Elizabeth's remarkable story and looks at her years as princess, her war-time service, her Coronation, and her role as Queen both at home and across the world"--Provided by publisher.

"The fourth daughter of Queen Victoria escapes the boring royal court by attending art school where she falls for a famous sculptor"--Provided by publisher.

"Biographer Andrew Morton takes an in-depth look at Britain's longest reigning monarch, exploring the influence Queen Elizabeth had on both Britain and the rest of the world for much of the last century. From leading a nation struggling to restore itself after the devastation of the second World War to navigating the divisive political landscape of the present day, Queen Elizabeth was a reluctant but resolute queen"--Provided by publisher.

"As a young princess, Elizabeth Windsor loved her family, her corgis--and her country. She took the throne at a young age, and she [was] the longest-serving monarch her country has seen. Along the way Queen Elizabeth II made changes that have brought the royal family into the modern era. Learn all about Queen Elizabeth II's spectacular journey to becoming a record-breaking royal"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the life and career of the Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II.

Based on years of research and intimate sources, The Palace Papers invites readers behind the palace walls to tell the real story of the Windsors over the past twenty-five years. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, Brown reveals how the Royal Family reinvented themselves after the traumatic death of Princess Diana. This book shows the Queen's resolve as she coped with the passing of Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. Brown explores Prince Charles's determination to make Camilla his wife, the tension between William and Harry on 'different paths', the rise of Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan's stunning decision to 'step back' as senior royals.

A biography of Britain's Queen Anne, who united two of her realms, England and Scotland, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in the early 1700s. Includes the complex relationship Anne had with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough.