The Times The Queen and the Commonwealth: Celebrating seven decades of royal state visits
Hardback
Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable Commonwealth visits.
While the Commonwealth itself has endured the challenges of a changing society over the last seven decades, one constant always remained: Queen Elizabeth. Explore the nature of this evolving relationship through The Times archives, with striking full-colour photographs and authoritative accounts of news stories as they unfolded across the globe.
In this beautifully designed volume you’ll find:
• Timelines for each decade of state visits, from the 1950s to the 2010s
• Striking, full-colour photographs of Queen Elizabeth on tour
• Articles from The Times archives, reporting on events as they unfolded
RRP: £25.00
ISBN
978-0-00-854831-5
Publication Date
13-10-2022
Format
Hardback
Pages
256 pages
Dimensions
195x236mm
Product Description
Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable Commonwealth visits.
While the Commonwealth itself has endured the challenges of a changing society over the last seven decades, one constant always remained: Queen Elizabeth. Explore the nature of this evolving relationship through The Times archives, with striking full-colour photographs and authoritative accounts of news stories as they unfolded across the globe.
In this beautifully designed volume you’ll find:
• Timelines for each decade of state visits, from the 1950s to the 2010s
• Striking, full-colour photographs of Queen Elizabeth on tour
• Articles from The Times archives, reporting on events as they unfolded
Author
James Owen and Times Books
James Owen is an author, historian and journalist who has written regularly for The Times for the last 20 years.