The reign : life in Elizabeth's Britain. Part I, The way it was, 1952-79 / Matthew Engel.
" The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II. 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. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly -...
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Language: | English |
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London :
Atlantic Books,
2022.
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Physical Description: | 627 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm |
Variant Title: |
Way it was, 1952-79 |
Format: | Book |
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" The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II. 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. 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. How did we get from there to here in a single reign? To cancel culture, anti-vaxxers and Twitterfeeds? 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"--Publisher's description. |
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Note: | Includes index. |
Call Number: | DA592 .E54 2022 |
ISBN: | 9781786496676 1786496674 |