{"product_id":"elizabeth-ii-penguin-monarchs","title":"Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs)","description":"The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England''s rulers - now in paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch who ever sat on the English or British throne. Yet her personality and influence remain elusive. This book, by a senior politician who has spent significant periods of time in her company, and is also a distinguished historian, portrays her more credibly than any other yet published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Hurd was a politician, biographer and novelist who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as Minister for Europe (1979-83), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984-85), Home Secretary (1985-89) and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1989-95). His previous books include his Memoirs, Robert Peel: A Biography and, with Edward Young, Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57785174131023,"sku":"9780141987446","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780141987446_1-elizabeth-ii-penguin-monarchs.jpg?v=1779862349","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/elizabeth-ii-penguin-monarchs","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}