Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in 1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II has stood on the world stage as the figurehead for Britain.
Chapter 1: The House of Windsor
Chapter 2: An Uncommon Marriage
Chapter 3: An Idyllic Childhood
Chapter 4: The Death of ‘Grandpa England’
Chapter 5: Abdication: The Year of the Three Kings
Chapter 6: A Change of Address
Chapter 7: The Coronation of George VI
Chapter 8: A Queen in Training
Chapter 9: The Wartime Windsors
Chapter 10: A Secret Engagement
Chapter 11: The Final Farewell
Chapter 13: Long Live the Queen!
Chapter 14: Settling into a Routine
Chapter 15: Changing Attitudes
Chapter 16: Triumph and Tragedy
Chapter 17: A Fairytale Princess?
Chapter 18: ‘Annus Horribilis’
Chapter 19: Monarchy in Crisis
Appendix 2: Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II
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