The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince - Jane Ridley • BookLikes (ISBN:0812972635)

The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince

by: Jane Ridley (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780812972634 (0812972635)

ASIN: 812972635

Publish date: August 12th 2014

Publisher: Random House Trade

Pages no: 752

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Biography, History, European Literature, British Literature, Biography Memoir

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http://telynor.booklikes.com Telynor's Library, and then some 5.0 A misunderstood Prince who spent decades waiting to be king.

text A misunderstood Prince who spent decades waiting to be king.

So far this is the best book that I have read about King Edward VII of Great Britain. Starting with his birth, and the very complicated relationship that he had with his parents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Living a childhood of isolation and high pressure, Bertie found relief in partying hard...

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http://Jaylia3.booklikes.com Reflections 4.5 The playboy prince gets some new respect

text The playboy prince gets some new respect

This cradle to grave biography of Queen Victoria’s colorful, often rebellious son King Edward VII, or Bertie, weaves a detailed, hard-to-stop-reading account of the Victorian and brief but influential Edwardian eras in Britain and the Continent through the lives of their interrelated royals. Beli...

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