Edward VII : the last Victorian king / Christopher Hibbert ; [foreword by Hugh Thomas].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.

Edward.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

Kings and rulers.

Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 348 p : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2007]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1 Prince of Wales, 1841-1901

1 'Poor Bertie' 3

2 'A Private Student' 19

3 The Suitor 36

4 The Bridegroom 50

5 Marlborough House and Sandringham 67

6 A Troubled Family 81

7 Rounds of Pleasure 93

8 The Prince Under Fire 107

9 A Passage to India 129

10 Exclusion 140

11 'Other Ladies' 153

12 'Inconvenient' Friends and 'Ill-bred' Children 174

Part 2 King, 1901-1910

13 King of the Castle 191

14 The King at Work 205

15 The King at Home 221

16 The King Abroad 236

17 L'Oncle de l'Europe 249

18 The King and the Kaiser 265

19 The Final Months 280

20 Drawn Blinds 297.

Notes:

"First published by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1976"--T.p verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [320]-325) and index.

ISBN:

9781403983770

1403983771

OCLC:

124969233