{"product_id":"elizabeth-ii","title":"Elizabeth Ii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England''s rulers - now in paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Hurd\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobert Peel: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Edward Young, \u003ci\u003eChoose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary - 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319434060158,"sku":"NW9780141987446","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141987446.jpg?v=1778639255","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/elizabeth-ii","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}