Do Let's Have Another Drink!
The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
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For fans of The Crown and Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother—one for each year of her life.
During her lifetime, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations, and dry-as-a-martini delivery style as she was for being a beloved royal. Now, Do Let’s Have Another Drink recounts 101 (one for each year of her remarkable life) amusing and astonishing vignettes from across her long life, including her coming of age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law and her unexpected ascendance to the throne, and her half century of widowhood as her daughter reigned over the United Kingdom. Featuring new revelations and colorful anecdotes about the woman Cecil Beaton, the high society photographer, once summarized as “a marshmallow made on a welding machine,” Do Let’s Have Another Drink is a delightful celebration of one of the most consistently popular members of the royal family.
©2022 Gareth Russell. All rights reserved. (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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George VI and Elizabeth
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- De: Sally Bedell Smith
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 22 h y 7 m
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A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives—from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great telling of their lives
- De Nancy en 04-15-23
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Q
- A Voyage around the Queen
- De: Craig Brown
- Narrado por: Craig Brown, Harriet Walter
- Duración: 19 h y 49 m
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Up until now, the curious tactic employed by biographers of the Queen has been to ignore what is interesting and to concentrate on what is not. Craig Brown, the author of 150 Glimpses of the Beatles and Hello Goodbye Hello, rejects this formula, bringing his kaleidoscopic approach to the most famous—and most guarded—woman on earth, examining the Queen through a succession of interlocking prisms. With Q, this fantastically funny, marvelously insightful journalist gives us an unforgettable portrait of the omnipresent, elusive Queen Elizabeth II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great performance and unique perspective
- De CoCo en 12-09-24
De: Craig Brown
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The Lady in the Tower
- The Fall of Anne Boleyn
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Judith Boyd
- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in 1536 was unprecedented in English history and never before has there been a book devoted entirely to her fall. But here Alison Weir has reassessed the evidence and created a richly researched and detailed portrait of the last days of one of the most influential and important figures in English history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great book, bad narration.
- De Nancy V en 01-03-25
De: Alison Weir
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Princess Mary
- The First Modern Princess
- De: Elisabeth Basford, Hugo Vickers - foreword
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way: Princess Mary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So many things I didn't know
- De Etoile NEOhio en 01-28-22
De: Elisabeth Basford, y otros
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The Thistle and the Rose
- De: Linda Porter
- Narrado por: Alix Dunmore
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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Margaret Tudor, the elder sister of her more famous brother Henry VIII, is the single most important Tudor figure of this era that historians have consistently overlooked. Married at thirteen to the charismatic James IV of Scotland, a man more than twice her age, she would learn the skills of statecraft that would enable her to survive his early death, and to construct a powerful position in her adopted country of Scotland as she dealt with domestic issues as well as navigating international relations with England and France.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Margaret Tudor / Queen of Scots
- De mariac25 en 09-24-24
De: Linda Porter
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The Sphinx
- The Life of Gladys Deacon - Duchess of Marlborough
- De: Hugo Vickers
- Narrado por: Hugo Vickers
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled as much as she puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved. Born in Paris to American parents in 1881, she suffered a traumatic childhood after her father shot her mother's lover dead. Educated in America, she returned to Europe, where she captivated and inspired some of the greatest literary and artistic names of the Belle Époque.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely and compelling.
- De Gudrun D Whitehead en 03-25-20
De: Hugo Vickers
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The Making of Oliver Cromwell
- De: Ronald Hutton
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 13 h y 42 m
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Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) - the only English commoner to become the overall head of state - is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria, and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very specialized
- De Draperbart en 04-23-22
De: Ronald Hutton
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Victoria
- A Life
- De: A. N. Wilson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 21 h y 6 m
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The longest reigning British monarch and female sovereign in history, Queen Victoria was a figure of profound paradox who has mystified historians for over a century. Now in this magisterial biography, A.N. Wilson rebukes the conventional wisdom about her life - that she was merely a "funny little woman in a bonnet" who did next to nothing - to show she was in fact intensely involved in state affairs despite a public façade of inaction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book has old and new info
- De Dr. A. en 10-29-14
De: A. N. Wilson
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Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage
- The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World
- De: Hugh Brewster
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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The Titanic has often been called "An exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era", but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage, historian Hugh Brewster seamlessly interweaves personal narratives of the lost liner's most fascinating people with a haunting account of the fateful maiden crossing. Employing scrupulous research, he accurately depicts the ship's brief life and tragic denouement and presents compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lots of interesting details
- De Rachel en 10-16-18
De: Hugh Brewster
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Crown & Sceptre
- A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II
- De: Tracy Borman
- Narrado por: Tracy Borman
- Duración: 20 h y 16 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 166
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Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, 41 kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book for those new to the monarchy
- De Chris Corsini en 04-05-22
De: Tracy Borman
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Power and Glory
- Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty
- De: Alexander Larman
- Narrado por: Alexander Larman, Sophie Roberts
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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Alexander Larman completes his acclaimed Windsor family trilogy, using rare and previously unseen documents to illuminate their unique family dynamic. Through his chronicling of events like the Royal Wedding, George VI’s death and the discovery of the Duke of Windsor’s treacherous activities in WWII, Larman paints a vivid portrait of the end of one sovereign’s reign and the beginning of another’s that heralded a new Elizabethan Age which would bring power and glory back to a monarchy desperately in need of it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Yawn
- De Robin en 05-02-24
De: Alexander Larman
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Normal Women
- Nine Hundred Years of Making History
- De: Philippa Gregory
- Narrado por: Philippa Gregory, Clare Corbett, Tania Rodrigues, y otros
- Duración: 27 h y 15 m
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Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was started and propelled by women who were protesting a tax on women? Or that Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men, but that they’d evolve to become ever more inferior? These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from listening to Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women. In this ambitious book, she tells the story of England over 900 years, for the very first time placing women—some fifty per cent of the population—center stage.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well researched
- De Tom Masters en 05-31-24
De: Philippa Gregory
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 25 h y 41 m
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- De kwdayboise (Kim Day) en 05-24-17
De: Alison Weir
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The Waiting Game
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens
- De: Nicola Clark
- Narrado por: Nicola Clark, Karen Cass
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated marriage alliance were all forms of political agency wielded expertly by women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best!
- De Patt LaPierre en 01-13-25
De: Nicola Clark
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Unruly
- The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
- De: David Mitchell
- Narrado por: David Mitchell
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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In Unruly, David Mitchell explores how early England’s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects’ destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky bastards who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hugely Entertaining (If You Like English History)
- De Jean Ogg en 10-09-23
De: David Mitchell
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- Christina
- 07-26-23
Couldn’t stop listening
This book is so amazing! I was riveted from beginning to end. It’s definitely one I can listen to over and over.
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- Katherine K. Carlisle
- 05-21-23
Love this book — format is great. Narration is great.
I’m familiar with Gareth Russell’s work on the Tudors through the Tudor Society. Was thrilled to see he was doing work on a subject in the 20th/21st century. Love the anecdotes and some were new to me. Cheer’s on this great work!
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- SuziQ
- 04-15-23
Great, fun listen
I really enjoyed this one. Anecdotes I hadn't heard before. Great narration. Hope we'll get more from this author.
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- Valerie Carson-Citta
- 11-11-22
Great Read
Another great work by Gareth Russell.
Didn't expect as many historical references. Loved the format of a series of short vignettes.
Thank you!
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-28-24
Lots of chuckles
Enjoyed my time with the Queen. 🫅🏼
I dislike writing reviews so if you continue to require a minimum I will stop writing them.
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- clare grossman
- 11-16-22
The Grandest of Grand Dames
Beautifully read by Fiona Hampton, this fascinating memoir illustrates why the Queen Mother was a true power behind the thrones of George VI, Elizabeth II, and, with her indomitable spirit, Charles III. Very enjoyable👍
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- Colleen P
- 01-25-23
Fabulous fun read
Absolutely beautiful tribute to a fascinating woman. A tough cookie with a delightful sense of humor. Not only did I buy a copy I gave 2 as gifts.
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- KDKP
- 01-20-23
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
I really enjoyed this book, primarily because I knew little about the Queen Mother and subsequently learned a great deal. It doesn’t read like your typical lit book, rather it is factual excerpts of her life, which I found entertaining and engaging. It touches on everything Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, her upbringing, ancestry, marriage, mannerisms, outlooks, familial relationships and her life and role as Queen Elizabeth II mother. Loved it.
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- Theadocia Austen
- 11-27-22
Wonderful listen
Garett Russell has written another well researched, highly entertaining book. The QM was a captivating, kind woman. Very enjoyable!
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- Librarian
- 02-01-23
Inspiring portrayal of an admirable person
The Queen Mother’s strength and wit,as well details of her early life are interesting to anyone interested in twentieth-century history.
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