{"product_id":"9780141987446","title":"Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs) : The Steadfast","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hurd, Douglas \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography \u0026amp; True Stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 June 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Monarchs' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages, 1 x 8 colour or b\/w\u003cbr\u003e179 x 111 x 8 | 82g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackElizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch who ever sat on the English or British throne. Yet her personality and influence remain elusive. This book, by a senior politician who has spent significant periods of time in her company, and is also a distinguished historian, portrays her more credibly than any other yet published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Hurd was a politician, biographer and novelist who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as Minister for Europe (1979-83), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984-85), Home Secretary (1985-89) and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1989-95). His previous books include his Memoirs, Robert Peel: A Biography and, with Edward Young, Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44420669374704,"sku":"9780141987446","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780141987446.jpg?v=1713459884","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780141987446","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}