| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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""Table of Contents""; ""CHAPTER ONE: ""I Greet You as Your Queen"" Ottawa, 1957""; ""CHAPTER TWO: ""Lilibet"" 1926�1936""; ""THE HOUSES OF WINDSOR""; ""CHAPTER THREE: ""Ich Dien"" 1937�1951""; ""SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AVIATORS AND MOUNTIES OF THE QUEEN""; ""IMAGES OF MAJESTY""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: ""By the Grace of God ... Queen"" 1952�1954""; ""ELIZABETH II WEARS THE CROWN THEY WORE""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: A New Elizabethan Age 1955�1963""; ""COMMEMORATING THE QUEEN'S LIFE""; ""CHAPTER SIX: ""The Wind of Change"" 1964�1976""; ""THE QUEEN'S CANADIAN FIRST MINISTERS""; ""HONOURS OF HER CROWN"" |
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""CHAPTER SEVEN: ""I Dedicate Myself Anew"" Silver Jubilee, 1977""""THE QUEEN'S FAMILY AND CANADA""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT: ""I am getting to know our country rather well"" 1978�1991""; ""THE QUEEN AND THE NATIVE PEOPLES""; ""CHAPTER NINE: Fin de Si�cle 1992�2000""; ""ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES AND ALL THE QUEEN'S DOGS""; ""CHAPTER TEN: The Golden Jubilee 2001-2002"" |
| Summary |
The half-century since Elizabeth II's coronation in 1952 has witnessed many changes, some for good and some for ill. Among these, she has been one of the few constants. Fifty Years the Queen recounts her amazing life as Canada and the Commonwealth celebrate the Golden Jubilee of her accession to the throne. Elizabeth II is a figure whose faultless devotion to duty flourishes in an age of individual self-gratification. endowed with high spirits and a great sense of humour, she at the same time carries out her duties with unfailing dignity and decorum. The special Golden Jubilee tribute is filled |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
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Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 -- Travel -- Canada
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Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 -- Anniversaries, etc
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| SUBJECT |
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 fast |
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Elisabeth (Großbritannien, Königin, II.) swd |
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Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Anniversaries
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Queens
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Travel
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Bildband
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Canada
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Toffoli, Garry, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9781554881635 |
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1554881633 |
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1550023608 |
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9781550023602 |
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9781459714359 |
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1459714350 |
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