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George V : never a dull moment / Jane Ridley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ridley, Jane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.
- George.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Kings and rulers.
- Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 559 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Summary:
- "From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Second Son 1865-1892
- 1. `My Darling Little Georgie' 1865-1879
- 2. A Disgraceful Education 1879-1886
- 3. Naval Lieutenant 1885-1891
- 4. Eddy 1891-1892
- pt. TWO Duke of York 1893-1901
- 5. MayofTeck
- 6. George and May 1893-1894
- 7. The Wasted Years 1894-1897
- 8. `I Find Life in General Very Dull' 1898-1901
- pt. THREE Prince of Wales 1901-1910
- 9. The Heir Apparent 1901-1902 in
- 10. Family Life 1902-1905
- 11. George's Progress 1905-1910
- pt. FOUR Pre-War 1910-1914
- 12. King 1910
- 13. Constitutional Monarch 1911
- 14. `The King is Duller Than the Queen' 1912-1913
- 15. Buckingham Palace 1914
- pt. FIVE War 1914-1918
- 16. George at War 1914-1915
- 17. The King and the Generals 1915-1916
- 18. Unrest in the Country and within the House of Windsor 1917
- 19. The Nonentity King 1917-1919
- pt. SIX Post-War 1919-1927
- 20. The Divine Right of Kings 1919-1921
- 21. Grasping the Nasty Nettle 1920-1923
- 22. The Influence of the Crown 19ZZ-1924
- 23. The Dolls' House 19Z3-19Z5
- 24. Safe Haven 1925-1927
- pt. SEVEN Home Straight 1928-1936
- 25. `Sir, the King of England is Dying' 1928-1929
- 26. Queen Mary Takes Control 1929-1931
- 27. King George's Last Stand 1931-1932
- 28. That Woman! 1933-193 5
- 29. Lord Dawson's Syringe 1935-1936.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-524) and index.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of: 9780701188702 Ridley, Jane. London : Chatto & Windus, 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780062567499
- 0062567497
- OCLC:
- 1290247706
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