Dirty Bertie : an English king made in France
Clarke, Stephen, 1958-2014
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The biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle. Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France. He had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. He was the first ever guest to climb the Eiffel Tower with Gustave Eiffel, in defiance of an official English ban on his visit. He turned his French seduction skills into the diplomatic prowess that sealed the Entente Cordiale. A quintessentially English king? Pas du tout! Stephen Clarke argues that as 'Dirty Bertie', Edward learned all the essentials in life from the French.
Main title:
Dirty Bertie : an English king made in France / Stephen Clarke.
Author:
Clarke, Stephen, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Century, 2014.
Collation:
xiii, 385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780890340 (hbk)9781448108282 (ePub ebook)1780890346
Dewey class:
941'.083'092920.EDWA923.141 EDWA941.0832920941.083
Local class:
920.EDW
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
507183
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