London England: Vintage. Very Good. 2013. Reprint. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780099575443 Paperback Paperback. Bertie. A Life of Edward VII. Shortlisted For the Duff Cooper Prize. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Bertie was bullied by both his parents. Denied any proper responsibilities, the heir to the throne spent his time eating (which earned him the nickname 'Tum Tum'), pursuing women (which Queen Victoria held to be the reason for Albert's early demise), gambling, going to house parties and race meetings, and shooting pheasants. His arranged marriage to the stunning Danish princess Alexandra gave him access to the European dynastic network; but his name was linked with many beauties, including Lillie Langtry and Winston Churchill's mother. This magnificant new biography provides new insightr into the playboy prince while painting a vivid portrait of the age in all its excess and eccentricity. Illustrated. 608 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .

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JANE RIDLEY is Professor of History at Buckingham University, where she teaches a course on biography. Her previous books include The Young Disraeli , acclaimed by Robert Blake as definitive, while her most recent biography, a highly praised study of the architect Edwin Lutyens and his relationship with his troubled wife, won the Duff Cooper Prize in 2003. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Ridley writes book reviews for the Spectator and other newspapers, and has also appeared on radio and several television documentaries. She lives in London and Scotland.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 106165
Title: Bertie. A Life of Edward VII
Author: Jane Ridley
Format/Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0099575442
ISBN 13: 9780099575443
Publisher: Vintage
Place of Publication: London England
Date Published: 2013
Keywords: Non, Fiction, History, Biography, Royalty, Bertie, Life, of, Edward, VII, 9780099575443

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