The heir apparent a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince

"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.

Main Author: Ridley, Jane (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, [2013]
Edition: First U.S. edition.
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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.
Item Description: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus."
Physical Description: xxiv, 726 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-698) and index.
ISBN: 1400062551 (alk. paper)
9781400062553 (alk. paper)
0812994752 (ebook)
9780812994759 (ebook)
Author Notes: Jane Ridley is professor of history at Buckingham University in England, where she teaches a course on biography. Her previous biographies include The Young Disraeli and Edwin Lutyens , which won the prestigious Duff Cooper Prize. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Ridley writes book reviews for The Spectator and other newspapers, and has also appeared in several television and radio documentaries.