Elizabeth Revealed: 500 Facts About The Queen and Her World

by Lucinda Hawksley

• A lively and affectionate celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's long and eventful life

• Archive images and new photography combine to create a beautiful visual record of her reign

• A fascinating glimpse into the private life of the monarchy

• The wealth of information is presented in the successful, bite-sized '500 Facts' format and conveyed in an engaging tone

Elizabeth Revealed is a lively and affectionate celebration of The Queen's long and eventful life. This gorgeously illustrated book blends personal and public, frivolous and factual in a tribute to an extraordinary woman and the sweeping social changes she has lived through. The enjoyable '500 Facts' format highlights surprising aspects of The Queen's intimate life, the good and the bad years. It offers illuminating glimpses into a changing monarchy and royal family life as an elegant young princess developed into the most famous woman in the world.

160 pages, Hardcover

Published September 12, 2018

About the author

Lucinda Hawksley is a British biographer, author and lecturer. She is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. Hawksley is an award-winning travel writer.
She also writes under the name Lucinda Dickens Hawksley.

Reviews

[Moniek Bloks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is perhaps the most famous woman alive and yet we actually know very little about her. We will probably have to wait until her death to be provided with an official biography and until then we are left grasping at what we can see in the press. Elizabeth Revealed is promoted as a “lively and affectionate celebration of The Queen’s long and eventful life.”

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the photos, the facts were nothing new and were often hard to read because of the glossy pages. I was surprised to see Diana, Princess of Wales titled as “Princess Diana” in a publication endorsed by Historic Royal Palaces. I know she is often referred to as such but to use it in publications? Overall, the book has nice photos but don’t buy it if you’re looking for something new.

[Salal · Rating 5 out of 5]

A absolutely astounding book about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. A lot of facts about her that I was surprised to learn showed that the author did her research. Highly recommended to people interested in learning her heritage and what she has done over the course of her reign.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice coffee table/looside tome.

[Georgina Heatley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting look at Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. A fun, engaging book to get excited for the Platinum Jubilee!