King George V [Hardcover]

Kenneth Rose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 1983

The Whitbread (and Wolfson and Yorkshire Post) Prize Winning account of the king whose life spanned the centuries. Grandfather of the present Queen, George V bridged the century from the 'glories' of the Victorian and Edwardian eras through the horrors of the Great War. His life is recounted here drawing on letters and diaries of the Royal family as well as intimates and social observers of the time. As his funeral cortege turned into New Palace Yard the Maltese Cross fell from the Crown and landed in the gutter. 'A most terrible omen' wrote Harold Nicolson. And indeed it was.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Kenneth Rose, CBE is an eminent historian and prize-winning biographer. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd (July 7, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297782452
• ISBN-13: 978-0297782452
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,376,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Review of the Politics and the Politicians of the Era, February 14, 1998

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This review is from: King George V (Hardcover)

Kenneth Rose is an excellent scholar and this book is about scholarship--debunking the myths and telling the straight story about King George V and the politicians with whom he dealth. My only wish is that I could know more about George V the man, but this is the same objection that I've had of all scholarly biographers of Kings.