Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II

When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, many proclaimed the start of a new Elizabethan Age. Few had any inkling, however, of the stupendous changes that would occur over the next fifty years, both in Britain and around the world. In "Our Times"," " A. N. Wilson takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through postwar Britain. With his acute eye not just for the broad social and cultural sweep but also for the telling detail, he brilliantly distills half a century of unprecedented social and political change. With "Our Times"," " Wilson triumphantly concludes the acclaimed trilogy that opened with "The Victorians" and was followed by" After the Victorians." "Our Times" makes compelling reading for anyone interested in the forces that have shaped our world.