The Resource The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince, Jane Ridley
The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince, Jane Ridley
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- Summary
- "Chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria's firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a monarch as Britain has ever seen."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- pages cm
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus."
- Contents
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- Introduction: The eighty-nine steps
- Youth.
- Victoria and Albert 1841
- "Our poor strange boy" 1841-1856
- 'Neither fish nor flesh' 1856-1860
- Bertie's fall 1861
- Marriage 1861-1863
- "Totally totally unfit for ever becoming king" 1863-1865
- Alix's knee 1865-1867
- Marlborough House and Harriett Mordaunt 1868-1870
- Annus horribilis 1870-1871
- Expanding middle.
- Resurrection? 1871-1875
- India 1875-1876
- The Aylesford scandal 1876
- Lillie Langtry 1877-1878
- Prince Hal 1878-1881
- Prince of Pleasure 1881-1887
- William 1887-1889
- Scandal 1889-1890
- Nemesis 1890-1892
- Daisy Warwick 1892-1896
- "We are all in God's hands" 1897-1901
- King
- King Edward the Caresser 1901-1902
- "Edward the Confessor number two" 1902
- King Edward the peacemaker 1903-1905
- Uncle of Europe 1905-1907
- King Canute 1908-1909
- King of Trumps 1909-1910
- The people's king march-May 1910
- Isbn
- 9781400062553
- Label
- The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince
- Title
- The heir apparent
- Title remainder
- a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince
- Statement of responsibility
- Jane Ridley
- Subject
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- Edward, VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
- trueGamblers
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- trueMonarchy -- Great Britain -- History
- trueRulers -- Biography
- trueWomanizers
- Edward, VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 -- Relations with women
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria's firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a monarch as Britain has ever seen."--Publisher's description
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2013
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10231910
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ridley, Jane
- Dewey number
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- 941.082/3092
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA567
- LC item number
- .R53 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Edward
- Great Britain
- Edward
- Great Britain
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince
- Label
- The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince, Jane Ridley
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The eighty-nine steps -- Youth. -- Victoria and Albert 1841 -- "Our poor strange boy" 1841-1856 -- 'Neither fish nor flesh' 1856-1860 -- Bertie's fall 1861 -- Marriage 1861-1863 -- "Totally totally unfit for ever becoming king" 1863-1865 -- Alix's knee 1865-1867 -- Marlborough House and Harriett Mordaunt 1868-1870 -- Annus horribilis 1870-1871 -- Expanding middle. -- Resurrection? 1871-1875 -- India 1875-1876 -- The Aylesford scandal 1876 -- Lillie Langtry 1877-1878 -- Prince Hal 1878-1881 -- Prince of Pleasure 1881-1887 -- William 1887-1889 -- Scandal 1889-1890 -- Nemesis 1890-1892 -- Daisy Warwick 1892-1896 -- "We are all in God's hands" 1897-1901 -- King -- King Edward the Caresser 1901-1902 -- "Edward the Confessor number two" 1902 -- King Edward the peacemaker 1903-1905 -- Uncle of Europe 1905-1907 -- King Canute 1908-1909 -- King of Trumps 1909-1910 -- The people's king march-May 1910
- Control code
- ocn825647850
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781400062553
- Lccn
- 2013002597
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)825647850
- Label
- The heir apparent : a life of Edward VII, the playboy prince, Jane Ridley
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The eighty-nine steps -- Youth. -- Victoria and Albert 1841 -- "Our poor strange boy" 1841-1856 -- 'Neither fish nor flesh' 1856-1860 -- Bertie's fall 1861 -- Marriage 1861-1863 -- "Totally totally unfit for ever becoming king" 1863-1865 -- Alix's knee 1865-1867 -- Marlborough House and Harriett Mordaunt 1868-1870 -- Annus horribilis 1870-1871 -- Expanding middle. -- Resurrection? 1871-1875 -- India 1875-1876 -- The Aylesford scandal 1876 -- Lillie Langtry 1877-1878 -- Prince Hal 1878-1881 -- Prince of Pleasure 1881-1887 -- William 1887-1889 -- Scandal 1889-1890 -- Nemesis 1890-1892 -- Daisy Warwick 1892-1896 -- "We are all in God's hands" 1897-1901 -- King -- King Edward the Caresser 1901-1902 -- "Edward the Confessor number two" 1902 -- King Edward the peacemaker 1903-1905 -- Uncle of Europe 1905-1907 -- King Canute 1908-1909 -- King of Trumps 1909-1910 -- The people's king march-May 1910
- Control code
- ocn825647850
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781400062553
- Lccn
- 2013002597
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)825647850
Subject
- Edward, VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
- trueGamblers
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- trueMonarchy -- Great Britain -- History
- trueRulers -- Biography
- trueWomanizers
- Edward, VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 -- Relations with women
Genre
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2013
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2013
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