{"product_id":"elizabeth-ii-penguin-monarchs-douglas-hurd-9780141987446","title":"Elizabeth II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Hurd\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobert Peel: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Edward Young, \u003ci\u003eChoose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Hurd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0141987448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141987446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Douglas Hurd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072605122815,"sku":"9780141987446","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1be0b30f-73a4-40ed-a6c9-791e98ce0058.jpg?v=1685442970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elizabeth-ii-penguin-monarchs-douglas-hurd-9780141987446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}