Edward VII : the last Victorian king
In this reissue of his captivating biography of the last Victorian King, Christopher Hibbert sheds new light on the scandals that peppered Edward's life, his dismal early years under Victoria's iron rule, his terror of boredom leading to a lively social life at home and abroad, and his eventual ascent to the throne at age 59
History
1 online resource (xiii, 348 pages) : illustrations, portraits
9780230610750, 9781281737311, 0230610757, 1281737313
237128377
Foreword
Authors Note and Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
PART ONE: PRINCE OF WALES, 18418211;1901
1 8216;Poor Bertie
2 8216;A Private Student
3 The Suitor
4 The Bridegroom
5 Marlborough House and Sandringham
6 A Troubled Family
7 Rounds of Pleasure
8 The Prince Under Fire
9 A Passage to India
10 Exclusion
11 8216;Other Ladies
12 8216;Inconvenient Friends and 8216;Ill-bred Children
PART TWO: KING, 19018211;1910
13 King of the Castle
14 The King at Work
15 The King at Home
16 The King Abroad
17 LOncle de lEurope
18 The King and the Kaiser
19 The Final Months
20 Drawn Blinds
Reference Notes
Bibliography
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Sections of photographs
"First published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1976"--Title page verso