The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince
Ridley, Jane
The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince / Jane Ridley - New York : Random House , 2013 - 726 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781400062553
2013002597
Edward VII , King of Great Britain , 1841 - 1910
Relations with women
Great Britain---Kings and rulers----Biography
Great Britain----History----Edward VII, 1901 - 1910
DA567 / .R53 2013
92 EDW
The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince / Jane Ridley - New York : Random House , 2013 - 726 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781400062553
2013002597
Edward VII , King of Great Britain , 1841 - 1910
Relations with women
Great Britain---Kings and rulers----Biography
Great Britain----History----Edward VII, 1901 - 1910
DA567 / .R53 2013
92 EDW
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