Author: Henry Roy Pratt BoormanPublisher: Maidstone, Eng. : Kent Messenger
ISBN:
Category : Visits of state
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Merry America : Their Majesties' Tour of Canada, United States of America and Newfoundland, 1939
Author: Henry Roy Pratt BoormanPublisher: Maidstone, Eng. : Kent Messenger
ISBN:
Category : Visits of state
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Merry America
Author: H. R. Pratt BoormanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Visits of state
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Merry America, Their Majesties' Tour of Canada, United States of American and Newfoundland
Author: H. R. BoormanMerry America
Author: H. R. Pratt BoormanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
George VI
Author: Denis JuddPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 085773041X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
George VI was the man not born to be king. He nonetheless rescued the British monarchy in the aftermath of the abdication crisis and cemented its prestige with his well-judged performance during World War II and the Blitz. In this acclaimed biography, Denis Judd tells the story of Prince Bertie's transformation into King George VI including his struggle with a crippling shyness and sense of inadequacy, exacerbated by the stammer which was the focus of the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech. His marriage to the self-assured and supportive Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons and his unexpected accession to the throne in 1936 changed the direction of the young prince's life for good. Once on the throne, it was he who bore the weighty responsibility for restoring the nation's confidence in their monarchy following his elder brother's abdication, and for maintaining morale during the darkest days of World War II, when, together with Winston Churchill, his dignified presence functioned as a beacon of reassurance to civilians and military alike. Denis Judd provides a fascinating, if sometimes controversial, reassessment of the man who, quite unexpectedly, came to occupy an extraordinary position in a time of unprecedented change.
Royals in Canada 5-Book Bundle
Author: Arthur BousfieldPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459736745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
Book Description
Discover the Royal Family as they “go home to Canada.” Collected together are five must-have books on the Royal Family’s relationship with Canada, their tours, and a Canadian perspective on their biographies. Includes: Royal Tours 1786–2010 Fifty Years the Queen Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002 Royal Observations Royal Spring
Their Majesties' Visit to Canada, the United States and Newfoundland ... May 17-June 17, 1939
Author: The Queen Mother and Her Century
Author: Arthur BousfieldPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550023497
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
To honour the Queen Mother and mark the occasion of her 100th birthday, Dundurn Press is publishing a biography of this remarkable woman in words and pictures. Since her marriage to George VI, the Queen Mother has been a public figure who has always evoked passionate reactions: whether it was the anonymous soldier who vowed "to fight for that little lady," Adolf Hitler who described her as "the most dangerous woman in Europe," or the Canadian journalist who coined the expression "the Queen Mum." A Canadian perspective on a sovereign who created and cultivated a special relationship with Canada informs The Queen Mother and Her Century. The first of many tours of Canada, the Royal Tour of 1939, which gave Canadians our initial opportunity to experience the Queen Motherâe(tm)s personal magnetism first-hand, is described in detail, along with the many Canadian relationships the Queen Mother has formed since. The Queen Mother and Her Century is a wonderful album-sized (81/2âe x 11âe ) commemorative keepsake and makes a thoughtful gift for the many admirers of the Queen Mother. The text and 120 colour photographs are complemented by time bars, lists of the Queen Motherâe(tm)s official tours, associations the Queen Mother is patron of, places that are named after the Queen Mother, and the Royal Family tree.
Biography Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Author: Royal Commonwealth Society. LibraryPublisher: London : Royal Commonwealth Society
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Royal Spring
Author: Arthur BousfieldPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459713524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A beautiful and nostalgic look at the royal tour that captured a generation — the first visit of a reigning monarch to Canada. This six week visit from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back again (with a short excursion to the United States) enthralled a young nation. Fifty years ago, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived at Quebec City to tour "the senior daughter of the dominions". This is a fond recollection of those few magic weeks and the outpouring of affection for the new king and his beautiful wife. Filled with contemporary pictures and anecdotes, this book captures the feeling of the times with a look at the way Canadians reacted to seeing their sovereign: the formal and informal photographs, the speeches and tributes, the advertising art, the menus for formal dinners, the music and poetry composed for the event. The second section of the book chronicles the King and Queen’s other visits to Canada before and after that epochal visit. The King was here as a young man. The Queen Mother has been to Canada many times since 1939, and in a moving speech at Queen’s Park in Toronto in 1979 reflecting on the tour she said "I lost my heart to Canada and Canadians...." Royal Spring includes an 8-page section on the most recent and golden anniversary visit — July 1989.