Preface -- Prologue -- An Edwardian childhood, 1900-1914 -- Tending the wounded, 1914-1918 -- Prince Albert, 1918-1923 -- A royal wedding, 1923 -- Duchess of York, 1923-1924 -- On safari, 1924-1925 -- Birth of a princess, 1925-1927 -- An Australasian assignment, 1927 -- The long weekend, 1927-1936 -- Abdication, 1936-1937 -- Queen consort, 1937-1939 -- Across the Atlantic, 1939 -- The Queen at war, 1939-1941 -- Years like great black oxen, 1942-1945 -- War to peace, 1945-1947 -- Joy and sorrow, 1947-1952 -- Queen Mother, 1952-1955 -- Favourites, 1956-1960 -- The heart of the matter -- At home -- Queen voyager, 1961-1967 -- Under scrutiny, 1968-1981 -- Poetry and pain, 1981-1999 -- Centenarian, 1999-2002 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Family trees -- Appendix B: Queen Elizabeth's patronages.
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