| Description |
xxiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-394) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : letter from Nelson Mandela on the death of Sir Seretse Khama -- 1. From Africa to wartorn Britain -- 2. Love match -- 3. The Bechuanaland Protectorate -- 4. The decision of the Bangwato Assembly -- 5. Ruth -- 6. The dark shadow of apartheid -- 7. Our mother -- Mohumagadi -- 8. The Harragin inquiry -- 9. 'A fit and proper person to be chief' -- 10. Tricked by the British government -- 11. The humiliation of Sir Evelyn Baring -- 12. Cover-up -- 13. In Africa, but kept apart -- 14. Together in Lobatse -- 15. Into exile -- 16. Living in London -- 17. Six thousand miles away from home -- 18. Banished forever -- 19. Envoys for justice -- 20. Sorrow in Serowe -- 21. A watershed in opinion -- 22. The campaign intensifies -- 23. The ending of exile -- 24. 'Before theirs eyes it rained' -- 25. The wind of change -- 26. Pula! : Botswana 1966. |
| Summary |
The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike London, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world. This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. |
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Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 -- Exile.
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Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980.
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Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002.
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Khama, Sir Seretse 1921-1980 -- Exile.
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Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002. (OCoLC)fst00272308
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Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980. (OCoLC)fst01427956
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Presidents -- Botswana -- Biography.
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Presidents' spouses -- Botswana -- Biography.
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Interracial marriage -- Great Britain.
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Interracial marriage -- Botswana.
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Racism -- Great Britain.
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Botswana -- Politics and government.
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Botswana -- Politics and government -- 1966-
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa.
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Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- 1945-1964.
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Biography -- 20th century.
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Diplomatic relations -- Great Britain.
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Diplomatic relations -- Botswana.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Exile (Punishment) (OCoLC)fst00918133
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Interracial marriage. (OCoLC)fst00977484
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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Presidents' spouses. (OCoLC)fst01075830
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
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Botswana. (OCoLC)fst01205793
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780141985701 (paperback) |
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0141985704 (paperback) |
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