An English Queen and Stalingrad The Story Of Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002).

The author traces the Queen Mother's formative years, her family life in the palace environment, her growing adoration and ascension to the British throne, how she arranged aid to Stalingrad...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kulishenko, Natalia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Glagoslav Publications Ltd, 2020.
Temas:
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, > 1900-2002.
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, > 1900-2002
1900-1999
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Queens
Volgograd (Russia) > History > 20th century.
Great Britain
Russia (Federation) > Volgograd
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Prologue
  • Epilogue
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Prince and Cinderella
  • Cinderella's birth
  • The family tree of George VI
  • Crowned cousins: George V and Nicholas II
  • The youth of George VI
  • Elizabeth's first love
  • The future king meets the queen of his heart
  • From Cinderella to Duchess
  • The Duke and Duchess of York
  • Awaiting children
  • The young Duchess's station within the royal family
  • Motherhood
  • Becoming Queen
  • The fateful love of Edward VIII
  • The King's favourite
  • A conspiracy against an unsuitable king?
  • Ex-King, now Duke of Windsor
  • A KGB spy in the Queen's chambers
  • The accession of George VI
  • The coronation of George VI and Elizabeth
  • Touring as a way of boosting the monarchs' popularity
  • World War II
  • UK's secret weapon
  • Elizabeth's influence as president of the British Red Cross
  • Clementine Churchill in Stalingrad (April 1945)
  • A brief excursus into the history of the city on the Volga
  • The man whom Stalingrad was named after
  • Through the prism of an honorary sword of King George VI
  • Operation Moonlight Sonata and Coventry
  • Duelling snipers during the Battle of Stalingrad
  • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
  • George VI exits
  • Elizabeth II
  • Philip, Princess Elizabeth's chosen
  • Prince Charles
  • the direct heir to the British crown
  • A love triangle: Charles, Diana and Camilla
  • The royals leave their trace in Russia
  • Princess Anne visits Volgograd (1990)
  • Ground laid for a visit from the Queen: Her Majesty in Russia (1994)
  • A Soviet memorial from Volgograd erected in London (1999)
  • An English Queen and Stalingrad
  • 13 Kensington Palace Gardens
  • A conversation with Ambassador Yury Fokin
  • Honorary citizenship of Volgograd for a British Queen
  • The monarchess's last journey, as she wished it
  • Her famous British humour
  • Appendix

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