Book Review: Thorns in the Crown: The Story of the Coronation and what it Meant for Britain by Barry Turner

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The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 marked the start of a new Elizabethan era, but the country was still grappling with the aftereffects of the Second World War.

Thorns in the Crown: The Story of the Coronation and What It Meant for Britain by Barry Turner is the story of the United Kingdom around the time of the coronation and how it got there.

I found the book interesting, to begin with, but it soon became rather long-winded. The coronation itself is only a short part of the book, and I was left wondering what the point of this book was supposed to be. There were parts of the book where the tone was a bit too snippy for my liking.

Overall, I’m not sure if this was the book for me.

Thorns in the Crown: The Story of the Coronation and What It Meant for Britain by Barry Turner is available now in both the UK and the US.