Linda Lipko's review of The Crown (1947-1955) (original) (raw)

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Linda Lipko's Reviews > The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young Queen

The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young Queen (1947-1955)
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I very much like the netflix series based upon the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. I admit that I knew very little of her other than she and Princess Diana didn't get along. This book compares the movie to real life events. And, in the end, the series, with a few tweakings, seemed to follow real life events.

I always thought of Queen Elizabeth II as too boring to read about. I was wrong. Married at the young age of 21, she soon filled the role of Queen when her middle aged father died. Like many of that time period, he was a very heavy smoker. Before dying of a heart attack, he had one of his cancer-ridden lungs removed.

The book does an excellent job of portraying Winston Churchill and the relationship he had with Queen Elizabeth II, including the fact that, of necessity, she relied on him tremendously.

Her younger sister, Margaret, was beautiful, jealous and very rebellious. Falling in love with a married man was quite the scandal. Because she was in line for the throne, she could not marry the love of her life. Her Uncle, older than her father created a mess of it all by marrying Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced socialite. He abdicated the throne, living Elizabeth's stuttering father in charge. This then paved the lineage to Elizabeth to reign.

Informative, not prone to gossipy nastiness, but rather quite a wonderful depiction of life in the big house/castle.

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April 9, 2018 –Finished Reading

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