Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty -- Alexander Larman, Hardcover

Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion.

When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the happiness and excitement of the day was illusory. Britain may have been victorious in a painful war, but the peace would be no easier. Between the abdication crisis, the death of King George VI, and the ascension of young Elizabeth II to the throne, the continued existence of the monarchy seemed uncertain. And the presence of the former Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, conniving and sniping from the sidelines in an attempt to regain relevance, even down to writing a controversial and revelatory memoir, could only make matters worse. Still, the question of whether or not Elizabeth could succeed and make the monarchy something that once again inspired international pride and even love remained.

In Power and Glory, Alexander Larman completes his acclaimed Windsor family trilogy, using rare and previously unseen documents to illuminate their unique family dynamic. Through his chronicling of events like the Royal Wedding, George VI's death and the discovery of the Duke of Windsor's treacherous activities in WWII, Larman paints a vivid portrait of the end of one sovereign's reign and the beginning of another's that heralded a new Elizabethan Age which would bring power and glory back to a monarchy desperately in need of it.

Author: Alexander Larman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 04/30/2024
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.53w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9781250289599

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2024 pg. 22
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2024
Booklist 02/01/2024 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2024

About the Author
ALEXANDER LARMAN is a British historian and journalist. He is the author of several acclaimed books of historical and literary biography, including The Windsors at War, The Crown in Crisis, Byron's Women and Blazing Star. He is the books editor of Spectator World magazine, and writes regularly for the Observer, Telegraph and The Spectator. He lives in Oxford.