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Bertie : A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley
Category: History
Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power in 1901. He was king for the last nine years of his life. The eldest son of Victoria and Albert, Bertie was bullied by both his parents. Victoria blamed his scandalous womanisi ...Show more
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley
Category: Biography
This is the Sunday Times bestseller shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize. Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian era but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power and ushered out the Victorian age. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Bertie was bul ...Show more
George V - Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
Category: Non-Fiction
'Superb . . . a perfectly candid portrait' Daily Telegraph The prequel to The Crown: the first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary, the Queen's grandparents and creators of the modern monarchy. The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. His biographer Harold Nicolson famously quipped t ...Show more
George V - Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
Category: History
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 partnershipThe grandfather of Queen ...Show more
George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
Category: Biography
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 partnershipThe grandfather of Queen ...Show more
The Architect and His Wife by Jane Ridley
Category: Biography
The work of Edwin Lutyens includes the Cenotaph, imperial buildings in India and Queen Mary\\\'s dolls\\\' house. His greatest heritage is the Edwardian country house, an architectural style he made his own. This biography tells of his life and his communication through architecture.
Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress by Jane Ridley
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
This title is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format. Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political, scientific a ...Show more
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