This timely book is the first to take a close historical look at Ken Livingstone's London. Based on interviews and archival research, it investigates the development of London governance from the demise of the Greater London Council to the establishment of the Greater London Authority.

"There will be no better biography of Elizabeth II as a figure of state until her official one appears--and perhaps not even then."
--The Independent

"One of the many merits of Ben Pimlott's superbly judicious biography of Elizabeth II is that it understands this connection between monarchy and masses, and carefully evokes its political importance."
--The New York Times Book Review

"The best all-around study of the Queen so far, showing understanding as well as amused irony."
--Sunday Telegraph

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