{"product_id":"9780141987446","title":"Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs) : The Steadfast (Penguin Monarchs)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515602505976,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":19.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780141987446-1.jpg?v=1789496465","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780141987446","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}