Darling Georgie : the enigma of King George V / Dennis Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Dennis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.

George.

Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Chester Springs : Peter Owen Publishers ; Chester Springs, PA : Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dennis Friedman, eminent psychiatrist and author of Inheritance: A Psychological History of the Royal Family, here turns his acute gaze on our present Queen's grandfather, King George V (1885-1936), to reveal the man behind the monarch. Taking as his starting point the widely held belief that the personality and behaviour of parents and grandparents have a powerful influence on the children and grandchildren -and even great-grandchildren - Dr Friedman's insightful biography contains new evidence. It suggests an emotional inheritance partly derived from his father Edward VII's psychologica

Contents:

Front cover; About the author and about this book; Praise; Title page; Authors's Note and Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction: The Man Behind the Monarch; 1: They are such ill bred, ill trained children, I don't fancy them at all; 2: Darling Georgie; 3:Inclined to be lazy and silly this week; 4:None of us could speak, we were all crying so much; 5:Rum, buggery and the lash; 6:The Gay Hussar; 7:One feels capable of greater things; 8:Killing animals and sticking in stamps; 9:The Queen has gladly given her consent; 10:I am very glad I am married and I don't feel at all strange

11:What a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often12:George says that he isn't ready yet to reign; 13:Wake up, England; 14:I know what's best for my children; 15:An overgrown schoolboy; 16:I have lost my best friend and the best of fathers; 17:We shall try all we can to keep out of this; 18:If any question why we died, tell them that our fathers lied; 19:The King is dead and has taken his trumpeter with him; 20:And it all goes into the laundry, but it never comes out in the wash; Select Bibliography; Royal Family trees; Index; Plates; Copyright; By the Same Author

Contacts pageSome authors; Back cover

Notes:

Geneological tables on end papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-7206-1627-1

OCLC:

870244501