St. Aubyn, Giles

Edward VII, Prince and King Giles St. Aubyn. - New York : Atheneum, 1979. - 555 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Albert Junior --
The Prince's marriage --
The Prince and society --
The Prince in trouble --
The Prince and politics --
The Prince and diplomacy --
The King and diplomacy --
The King and conservatives --
The King and the liberals --
The King and the services --
Death of the King.

EDWARDIAN is an adjective that suggest amplitude and leisure yet the King who left his name on an era and a style reigned for less than ten years. The paradox is resolved by recalling that his public career began some forty years before he came to the throne. After the death of the Prince Consort, Queen Victoria refused to discharge most of the ceremonial and diplomatic duties of her office. The Prince of Wales, often in the teeth of his Mother's opposition, endeavored to make good the deficiency. A Wonderful Book full of History!

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Edward VII, King of Great Britain 1841-1910. Biography


Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

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