Edward VII

The Last Victorian King

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Christopher Hibbert

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To his mother, Queen Victoria, he was 'poor Bertie', to his wife he was 'my dear little man', while the President of France called him 'a great English king', and the German Kaiser condemned him as 'an old peacock'. King Edward VII was all these things and more, as Hibbert reveals in this captivating biography. Shedding new light on the scandals that peppered his life, Hibbert reveals Edward's dismal early years under Victoria's iron rule, his terror of boredom that led to a lively social life at home and abroad, and his eventual ascent to the throne at age 59. Edward is best remembered as the last Victorian king, the monarch who installed the office of Prime Minister.

Author Biography:

CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT, 'a pearl of biographers' (New Statesman), is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is author of The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The English: A Social History, and Cavaliers and Roundheads. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK. HUGH THOMAS is a historian of Spain and of the Spanish Empire, an award-winning author and a member of the House of Lords. He lives in London, UK.

Release date Australia

May 26th, 2011

Author

Christopher Hibbert

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Foreword by Hugh Thomas

Edition

2nd Revised edition

Illustrations

Pages

368

Dimensions

142x218x22

ISBN-13

9781403983770

Product ID

1699131

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