Pictures include both stills from the show alongside real photographs of Elizabeth and Philip.
Interspersed within and between the chapters are character and event profiles providing further insight into how certain decisions, such as televising the coronation of the Queen, were determined. Apparently this is a year marked by nonfiction works for me.īroken up by episodes, The Crown The Official Companion Volume 1, calls out, in the first few pages, the viewers of the show who, like me, watched each episode for a second time while scrolling through various Windsor related Wikipedia pages. This is my favorite book of the year, after Notorious RBGand It’s What I Do. This is the story of how Elizabeth II drew on every ounce of resolve to ensure that the Crown always came out on top.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! Review Her mother doubted her marriage her uncle-in-exile derided her abilities her husband resented the sacrifice of his career and family name and her rebellious sister embarked on a love affair that threatened the centuries-old links between the Church and the Crown. Crowned at twenty-five, she was already a wife and mother as she began her journey towards becoming a queen.Īs Britain lifted itself out of the shadow of war, the new monarch faced her own challenges.
After Downton Abbey ended, I began a search for a new favorite historical British show, and, lucky me, The Crown came along! When I found out that the Queen’s biographer was writing a companion nonfiction account, I knew I had to treat myself to it!Įlizabeth Mountbatten never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her with a throne to fill and a global institution to govern.
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