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.
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| Language: | English |
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[2013]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Ridley, Jane, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The heir apparent : |b a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince / |c Jane Ridley. |
| 250 | |a First U.S. edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Random House, |c [2013] | |
| 300 | |a xxiv, 726 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-698) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a "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. | ||
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Edward |b VII, |c King of Great Britain, |d 1841-1910. |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Kings and rulers |v Biography. | |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Edward |b VII, |c King of Great Britain, |d 1841-1910 |x Relations with women. |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Edward VII, 1901-1910. | |
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