The Crown provides a thought-provoking insight into the historic decades that the show covers, revealing the truth behind the on-screen drama.Įxtensively researched and complete with beautifully reproduced photographs, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of the Queen. Robert Lacey, royal biographer and historical consultant for the award-winning Netflix series THE CROWN celebrated the book launch for THE CROWN, Volume 2 at. All ten episodes of the show's third season hit Netflix on November 17.Delve into this eye-opening companion to Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown as renowned biographer and the show's historical consultant, Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama!Ĭovering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political and personal moments and their effects - not only on the royal family, but also on the world around them.įrom the Suez Canal Crisis and the US/Russia space race to the legacy of the Duke of Windsor's collaboration with Hitler, along with the rumoured issues with the royal marriage. Lacey's first book about the show, The Crown: The Official Companionis available now wherever books are sold and his new text is available for pre-order here.

'History is a truth, but there are other truths that are conveyed in the drama.' 'I defend very strongly that this show recreates the past very plausibly,' he said.

And even with all the unknowable details, he believes that The Crown illustrates a historical truth. In contrast, history is what remains: the photographs, letters, and diaries. 'The past is what people lived through: lived and loved and betrayed each other and were true to each other. 'I say, 'I don’t like the word false.' I’d rather say is it true or is it invented? Is it true or is it imagined? Because, you see there is a difference between history and the past.' 'People say 'is it true or is it false?'' he previously told T&C. Lacey, who has worked with creator Peter Morgan on not only The Crown, but also his 2006 film The Queen, is used to people questioning the veracity of the show's storylines, and wanting to know more about the history behind the drama. A scene of Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in season three of The Crown.

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