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A King's Story: The Memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor, KG Paperback – 27 October 1998

by Duke of Windsor (Author), Philip Ziegler (Introduction)
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Written in 1951, this is the autobiography of the late Duke of Windsor - great grandson of Queen Victoria, grandson of Edward VII, son of George V, and cousin of the German Emperor and the Czar of Russia. The book tells the story of the future king's early youth at Sandringham, his years at Naval School on the Isle of Wight, at Magdalen College, Oxford, in the army in World War I, and his tours of Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Eventually he becomes king, on the death of his father. He defies the wishes of Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, when he insists on marrying Wallis Simpson, the future Duchess of Windsor. The book features his abdication, and his marriage.
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  1. Part of series
    Prion lost treasures
  2. Print length
    456 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Prion Books Ltd
  5. Publication date
    27 October 1998
  6. Dimensions
    13.97 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1853753033
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1853753039
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prion Books Ltd; New edition (27 October 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 456 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1853753033
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1853753039
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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Bradley Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars nice bk.
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bk. in NICE condition!!
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Book in good condition. Arrived as promised. Haven,t read it yet, though.
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I think it was a very well Well written memoir. I think it gives a good insight to how he lives his life growing up and even as a royal person he still a person who had his triumphs and challenges like all of us. He was put in a very difficult position and honestly I can’t judge him no one can if he honestly love the person then I can understand why he gave it up. This book is very good details about his travels India Australia Canada also he talks about his relationship with his brothers and his father interesting bits of information throughout the book. Overalls quite a good book I recommended for people that want to understand someone’s life who is quite interesting. Also the added photos in the book add a good visualization. Perhaps hopefully one day audible can make an audio version of this book and pick someone who has his similar voice because he had a very elegant and particular way of speaking.
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Isaiah S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful descriptive interesting Powerful
Reviewed in the United States on 14 November 2020
I think it was a very well Well written memoir. I think it gives a good insight to how he lives his life growing up and even as a royal person he still a person who had his triumphs and challenges like all of us. He was put in a very difficult position and honestly I can’t judge him no one can if he honestly love the person then I can understand why he gave it up. This book is very good details about his travels India Australia Canada also he talks about his relationship with his brothers and his father interesting bits of information throughout the book. Overalls quite a good book I recommended for people that want to understand someone’s life who is quite interesting. Also the added photos in the book add a good visualization. Perhaps hopefully one day audible can make an audio version of this book and pick someone who has his similar voice because he had a very elegant and particular way of speaking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
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