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Edward VII's Children Kindle Edition

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King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra had six children. Of the five who reached maturity, only one, the future King George V, has received much attention from biographers. The eldest son, Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, a backward youth and a subject of scandal, died before he was thirty. The three princesses, Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, the lifelong spinster Victoria, and Maud, Queen of Norway, were never well-known to the British public during their lifetime. In this detailed and fascinating account, John Van der Kiste has drawn upon previously unpublished correspondence from the Royal Archives, Windsor, to reveal for the first time the part this hitherto neglected group of characters played in supporting the royal family and crown during a period of transition from the Victorian age to the uncertain twentieth century.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LDYLGVI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1980)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1980
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1036 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 211 pages

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John Van der Kiste read Librarianship at Ealing Technical College, where he edited the student librarian journal Stamp Out. The author of about a hundred books, including historical and royal biography, popular music, true crime, local history, plays and fiction, he has also contributed articles to and reviewed books and records for local and national publications, was a consultant to the BBC documentary 'The King, the Kaiser and the Tsar', and is a contributor to 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and 'Guinness Rockopaedia'. He lives in Devon, and his spare time interests include reading, music and painting. His latest titles are '1970: a Year in Rock: The Year Rock Became Mainstream', 'Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter in the 1970s', 'Free and Bad Company in the 1970s', 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 1970s' (all Sonicbond), and 'William IV' (Pen & Sword). Due in 2023 are titles on Queen Victoria's daughters-in-law, and Eagles, the US band. He has also edited an English translation of 'Ena and Bee' by Ana de Sagrera, previously published in Spain in 2006, published in summer 2022, and looks forward to another busy year with further projects in mind.

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Sam

Contains info on the three daughters which are rarely mentioned

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2023

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There has been a lot written about Albert (Eddy) and George who became George V after Eddy died in 1891 and his father's death in 1910. It's normal for females to be forgotten in the age when they couldn't function in society/professions. This book fills in some of the blanks and offers a glimpse of how possessive their mother, Queen Alexandra, was. The book was an enjoyable read and not overly burdened with irrelevant data.

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014

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I haven't been John Van der Kiste's greatest fan, but this book is an exception. These three elusive daughters of Edward VII have been briefly mentioned and then brushed under the rug by most biographers of the British Royal Family. All that was ever said was that Louise married a commoner, Victoria remained single, and Maud became the Queen of Norway. For this book, Van der Kiste did a tremendous job of research and filled in all the cracks. The tragic story of May of Teck, who became engaged to Eddie, and then just shortly before the wedding, he got sick and died, has been told before, but I didn't know that he was such a problem child to his parents and that the monarchy was perhaps saved by his timely or untimely death. The second son, Georgie, then became Crown Prince, and ended up with May as well, eventually making her Queen Mary of Britain. She became a very long-lived and respected royal figure.

I greatly appreciated the detailed account of Maud, how she unexpectedly became queen of Norway, how she felt about it, and how she treasured her vacations in England. Sometimes Van der Kiste's political interludes in his royal biographies become rather dry, but in this case I was fascinated with his detailed account of the relationship between Norway and Sweden. Being a daughter of a first generation Swede in the USA, I could see how my mother-in-law, born in Norway at the turn of the century, was not happy that her son married into a family with roots in Sweden. Had I known all this when she was still alive, I could have understood her feelings better.

As usual the biographer spreads his net widely, and we learn interesting details about the lives of other royals as well as the actual five children of Edward VII. I give this book five stars.

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GSF

Good coverage of overlooked royals

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023

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Although I have an extensive library, and 40+ years of reading related to the family of Queen Victoria, this book covers new material about the children of King Edward VII and Queen Mary, especially Maud, who became Queen of Norway.

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mac

Should be called the lives of George and Maud

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2012

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I agree with the last reviewer that this book focuses too much on the life and career of King George V and Queen Maud. Most of the chapters focus on George and Maud and give little time to Louise, Victoria, and Eddy. The book contradicts what Andrew Cook has writtern about prince Eddy in his book "Prince Eddy". Most of what is writtern in this book is a rehash of previous biographies on this royal family. I wish this author had devoted more time to Princess Victoria. Most of what is writtern is about her life as an unofficial servant to her mother and briefly gives insight into her latter years. What about her time as the daughter of the king? Her time in Buckingham Palace? Surely there must have been some times when Victoria's life was enjoyable. This book is a must read if you have never read any biographies on this particular royal family, but if you are an avid royality reader, skip this one because there isn't much that you have not read elsewhere.

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Hank Williams

More info than I had expected

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

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I just finished this book this morning. I enjoyed learning about the three sisters of George V, especially Queen Maud. My only
criticism is that I had read the author's book on the children of George V and it seemed in some respects to have large chunks
of identical stories in both books. I suppose this is hard not to do but I thought I had read a third book by him which also had a lot of repetition of similar stories. As I said, I did find out a lot more about the sisters than I had known so I think it was worth buying and reading but things got pretty predictable as the book went on.

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2007

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This is a enjoyable royal biography, and it's the first one that I have ever read that tell about the life of Queen Maud of Norway! Other books, barely mention her, but this author actually tell about her life and personality!

The only thing I have against this book is that the author tends to focus more on King George V as well as Queen Maud instead of the other two children of Edward VII.

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M A H

Detailed and objective

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018

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A good read for a contemplative evening. A must for any twentieth century history student who seeks the roots of today’s European political environment

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2008

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a father who was busy enjoying his life food,drink and women were edward vii's passion his childern were last on his list.their mother one of the most beautiful woman in europe was selfish in her own way ,she denand to be number one in her kids lives even when they married.their parents didn't make sure they would get a good education.must of the kids didn't have fullfuling lives.

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Daisy

A fascinating read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2022

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Enjoyed this book immensely. Although George V life has been well documented elsewhere, very little has been written about Edward VII's daughters.
Good to have a fuller picture of prince Eddy rather than the someone sensationalist speculations about him possibly being Jack the Ripper!
I also enjoyed the insights into the characters of the principal family members and their views on and interactions with the other royal families across Europe.
Kept me engrossed for hours!

RogerDodger1946

Most interesting, but generally hidden, part of our history.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2021

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This is my wife's project, and she takes an interest in our more recent history. Having read the previous account of Queen Victoria, and her children, she is now moving into the 20th century with the Queen's successor.

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dragonlady

Place name spelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2020

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Whoever proof read this edition and\or copy edited did not check the spelling of the Norfolk village railway station of Wolferton. Throughout it was spelled Wolverton. As it is quite frequently mentioned in the media as the royal family arrive at that station for their Christmas break, you'd think that between the author, copy editor and proof reader one of them would have noticed. Small things like that ruin an otherwise good book.

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Quiche

A good read spoils by one recurring theme.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2019

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Throughout, regrettably, reference was made to 'England' when it was obvious to anyone Britain was correct. Otherwise, this was an easily readable book, vocabulary understandable and not have one reaching for a dictionary. Lots of interesting insights into the lives of people who were really only separated from others by accidents of birth.

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Kindle Customer

Badly edited

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2015

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I was so looking forward to reading this book but became more and more frustrated as I read it. Footnotes are on the bottom of chapters or pages do not relate to anything within the chapter or even page. There is no rhythm to the book. There was so much opportunity to follow each child independently and in depth but the tale would get lost amongst unnecessary detail about something else. Important events could have been given more time but too many times it was skipped or cut very short.
However, despite being a royalist with fairly good knowledge of the British royals I still managed to learn something new. Shame the editing was so poor.

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