Author Description

[Queen Elizabeth II.] Pimlott, Ben. The Elizabeth II and the Monarchy. Golden Jubilee Edition. First edition. London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. 16 x 24cm. (20), 780 pages, with black and white plates. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of shelf wear. A fully revised edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of Queen Elizabeth II of England. Ben Pimlott (described by Andrew Marr in the Independent as 'the best writer of political biography now writing') treats the Head of State - who has been uniquely placed at the centre of the national stage since childhood - to the rigorous and objective scrutiny he has applied to major political personalities, using a wide range of new sources, including interviews, diaries and letters, and papers in the Royal Archives. The Queen looks at the social, political and psychological aspects of his subject in detail, as well as at the changing role of Monarchy in the British Constitution.