Ben Pimlott (1945–2004)
Autor/a de The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II
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- Nom normalitzat
- Pimlott, Ben
- Nom oficial
- Pimlott, Benjamin John
- Data de naixement
- 1945-07-04
- Data de defunció
- 2004-04-10
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Educació
- Newcastle University (PhD)
University of Oxford (Worcester College)
Marlborough College
Rokeby School - Professions
- biographer
historian
academic
commentator
columnist - Organitzacions
- University of London (Warden, Goldsmiths College)
- Premis i honors
- Royal Historical Society (Fellow, 1993)
British Academy (Fellow, 1996)
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 10
- També de
- 4
- Membres
- 304
- Popularitat
- #77,406
- Valoració
- 4.2
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 30
Despite the many good points of this book, I had three major problems which kept me from enjoying it more and giving it a much higher rating. First, the author on occasion displayed a near-Soviet level of sticking to the party line. Certain major events were passed over lightly (exactly as the Palace wished them to be), most notably the breezy, barely-ruffled-the-waters, hardly-worth-mentioning treatment given The Abdication.
Second, the author's tendency to expound on a thought to the point of insensibility. Having made the point, he kept bring it up throughout the book, re-explaining it each time. I, for example, immediately understood the problems with the Civil List and the queen not disclosing her personal wealth; I didn't require an explanation every time it was brought up. And it was brought up many times. (Thanks for that, Parliament.)
The final problem I had with this book was the unholy, saccharine fatuousness that was Chapter 26, regarding the aftermath of Princess Diana's death. Princess Charlotte Augusta? Royal touching? I still suspect that someone else wrote that chapter, perhaps a teenaged niece of the author's.
All in all, there are better biographies and political histories that aren't mixed with biographies. I'd recommend you find one of those.… (més)