Queen and Country: The Fifty-Year Reign of Elizabeth II
by William Shawcross
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Author: William ShawcrossEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04-23
ISBN: 0743226763
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: A fluff piecs about the Queen.
Summary: 3 Stars
I am going to disagree with my fellow reviewers. This was a fluff piece about Elizabeth II by a well respected author. Shawcross is the author of Sideshow, a definitive book about the the American campaign in Cambodia. This was a hard hitting book that asked some tough questions about the Nixon's administration spread of the war into Cambodia. I would have thought Shawcross would have done the same with the British royal family. This was not the case.
Shawcross details the long reign of Elizabeth II. She has been a success not only in her relations with the British political process, but also Commonwealth relations. To say otherwise would be to go against her solid reputation. However, her sister Margaret, and her children Anne, Charles, and Andrew have had disasterous marriages, and have generally not been successful in representing the British royal family. Shawcross defends these members, but is not critical enough of them in his history of the British monarchy.
Shawcross shows his views about the monarchy in this writing. A more critical viewpoint perhaps would have shown the true nature of this British institution.
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