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    Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous
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    The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
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The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor

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    Diana: Her True Story — In Her Own Words
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    The Housekeeper's Diary
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    Kate
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    Charles and Camilla Portrait of A Love Affair
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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - William and Harry by Ingrid Seward

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    William and Harry
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    The best books on The Queen - The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot

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    The English Constitution
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    King George V
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    Edward VIII
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    Crown and People
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    The best books on The Queen - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

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    The Diana Chronicles
    by Tina Brown

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The royal biographer Robert Lacey considers Queen Elizabeth II, her legacy, her family history, and her ambivalent relationship with Princess Diana.

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    George VI
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    The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy
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    Shadows of a Princess
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    England Under the Tudors
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The best books on British Royalty, recommended by Andrew Morton

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