The Life and Times of Edward VII (Kings & Queens) [Hardcover]

Keith Middlemas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1972 | Series: Kings & Queens

A portrait of Edward VII in all his guises: as the young Prince of Wales, bon viveur and leader of a fashionable and scandalous set; as husband to Alexandra and father to six; and as a statesman adapting the monarchy to a new role in the Constitution.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; First American Edition edition (June 15, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297994263
• ISBN-13: 978-0297994268
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,155,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > British > King Edward VII

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4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting in the wings, January 3, 2007

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This review is from: the Life and times of Edward VII (Hardcover)

Edward the VII spent the longest time (to date) waiting to be King. His mother, Victoria, was a Queen who refused to initiate her oldest son & heir in the duties of the monarchy. Her devotion to his father's memory knew no bounds & she certainly didn't want to see anyone else sitting in what she considered "Alberts place". After Alberts death she virtually went into seclusion for 30 years. Leaving the English Empire without visable leadership. Bertie (Edward VII) did all that he could to provide that visibility given the restraints of his Mother. Enjoyable look at the pecularities of the monarchy.