{"product_id":"the-reign-life-in-matthew-engel-9781786496676","title":"The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain: Part I: The Way It Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How did we get from there to here in a single reign? To cancel culture, anti-vaxxers and Twitter feeds? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Engel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786496674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786496676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.50w x 2.70d","brand":"Matthew Engel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079265415423,"sku":"9781786496676","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d11532c-ddc5-4575-baa8-d4450e360e07.jpg?v=1685480139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reign-life-in-matthew-engel-9781786496676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}