George VI
Resolute, dignified and intelligent: Elizabeth II inspired loyalty from the start
Alexander Larman describes how, from 1945 onwards, the House of Windsor set about rebranding itself after a decade of crisis both internal and external
Guiding light
If you have ever thought that there cannot be anything new to say or to learn about the Queen, you…
A thankless task
The final volume of Peter Ackroyd’s History of England feels like a dutiful exercise carried out in a hurry, says Philip Hensher
Of cabbages and kings
Nigel Jones reviews the first five titles to appear in a new series on British monarchs
