Edward VII: The Cosmopolitan King

by Richard Davenport-Hines

Overview

Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial, and stiff; his no less grand, but more relaxed and enjoyable. 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. This overview is as enjoyable as its subject and the age he made.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241014806
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Series:	Penguin Monarchs
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Richard Davenport-Hines is the author of biographies of Dudley Docker, W. H. Auden, Marcel Proust, Lady Desborough, and Maynard Keynes. He has also written histories, as well as editing three volumes of Hugh Trevor-Roper's correspondence and journals.