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Author:

Ridley, Jane.

Title:

The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince / Jane Ridley.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

726 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Subject:

Edward--VII,--King of Great Britain,--1841-1910.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Edward--VII,--King of Great Britain,--1841-1910--Relations with women.
Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.

Other Titles:

Bertie : a life of Edward VII

Notes:

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The eighty-nine steps -- Youth. -- Victoria and Albert 1841 -- "Our poor strange boy" 1841-1856 -- 'Neither fish nor flesh' 1856-1860 -- Bertie's fall 1861 -- Marriage 1861-1863 -- "Totally totally unfit .?.?. for ever becoming king" 1863-1865 -- Alix's knee 1865-1867 -- Marlborough House and Harriett Mordaunt 1868-1870 -- Annus horribilis 1870-1871 -- Expanding middle. -- Resurrection? 1871-1875 -- India 1875-1876 -- The Aylesford scandal 1876 -- Lillie Langtry 1877-1878 -- Prince Hal 1878-1881 -- Prince of Pleasure 1881-1887 -- William 1887-1889 -- Scandal 1889-1890 -- Nemesis 1890-1892 -- Daisy Warwick 1892-1896 -- "We are all in God's hands" 1897-1901 -- King -- King Edward the Caresser 1901-1902 -- "Edward the Confessor number two" 1902 -- King Edward the peacemaker 1903-1905 -- Uncle of Europe 1905-1907 -- King Canute 1908-1909 -- King of Trumps 1909-1910 -- The people's king march-May 1910.

Summary:

"Chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria's firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a monarch as Britain has ever seen."--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

0812994752 (ebook : alk. paper)
9780812994759 (ebook : alk. paper)
1400062551 (alk. paper)
9781400062553 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)825647850

LCCN:

2013002597

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