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The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain, Part I: The Way It Was, 1952–79

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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.

© 2022 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004103867

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Audiobook: 8 December 2022

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