Edward VII - The Cosmopolitan King

Informationen zum Autor Richard Davenport-Hines is the author of biographies of Dudley Docker, W. H. Auden, Marcel Proust, Lady Desborough and Maynard Keynes. He has written histories of sex, drugs, arms-dealing, the sinking of the Titanic and the Profumo Affair as well as editing three volumes of correspondence and journals of Hugh Trevor-Roper. Klappentext Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences. To the despair of his parents, he rebelled as a young man, conducting many affairs and living a life of pleasure. But as king he made a distinct contribution to European diplomacy and - which is little known - to London, laying out the Mall and Admiralty Arch.  Zusammenfassung The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences. To the despair of his parents, he rebelled as a young man, conducting many affairs and living a life of pleasure. But as king he made a distinct contribution to European diplomacy and - which is little known - to London, laying out the Mall and Admiralty Arch. Richard Davenport-Hines 's book is as enjoyable as its subject and the age he made.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Davenport-Hines, Davenport-Hines Richard
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780141988719
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198871-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Penguin Monarchs; Penguin Monarchs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, Biography: royalty, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Biography: historical, political and military, c 1900 to c 1909