Reign: Part I: The Way It Was

Engel, Matthew

ISBN 10: 1786496674 / ISBN 13: 9781786496676

Verlag: Atlantic Books, 2023

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 400715733

Inhaltsangabe:

The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II.

She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites.

Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly - except the Queen herself, ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation over which she so lightly presides.

How did we get from there to here in a single reign? To cancel culture, anti-vaxxers and Twitter feeds?

Matthew Engel tells the story - starting with the years from Churchill to Thatcher - with his own light touch and a wealth of fascinating, forgotten, often funny detail.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Matthew Engel is a journalist and author. He has written for the Guardian and Financial Times, among other publications, and was the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for twelve years. His books include Eleven Minutes Late and Engel's England.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Reign: Part I: The Way It Was
Verlag: Atlantic Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New