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A King's Story: The Memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor, KG (Prion lost treasures) Paperback – 27 Oct. 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 Oct. 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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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prion Books Ltd; New edition (27 Oct. 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 456 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1853753033
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1853753039
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm
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Mrs. E. E. Marshman
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2018
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Book in good condition. Arrived as promised. Haven,t read it yet, though.
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Denise Lang
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2019
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carol negro
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2016
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Love this book, interesting
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4.0 out of 5 stars Historical gem
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2021
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To read what Edward wrote himself, rather than what other people wrote about him, was fascinating.
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Stephen H. Webbe
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2015
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Great book. Great price. Great service.
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johanna gummett
3.0 out of 5 stars Book review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2008
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Great Book, Helpful for my disertation, such a sad and well told story. Original copy of the book
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Chris Bird
4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing fan dance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2014
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Well worth reading now after all these years and to see clearly what a self deluding fan dance of a book it is. Ghost written of course and obviously self serving but mainly written for the huge cash amounts involved.
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John Christie
4.0 out of 5 stars ... as a present but was told it was very good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2015
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The book was bought as a present but was told it was very good.
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Bradley Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars nice bk.
Reviewed in the United States on 3 November 2023
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bk. in NICE condition!!
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Tilly Kah
5.0 out of 5 stars Edward & Mrs Simpson
Reviewed in Germany on 20 June 2023
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Ein Muss zur Vertiefung der Briten Royals. Interessant die Geschichte des abgedankten Edward viii aus seiner Perspektive zu lesen. Viele Bilder !! Das Buch aus 1952, gebraucht, war in tadellosem Zustand, gebunden & ist jeden Cent wert ! Schnelle Lieferung !!
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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
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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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sally sands
5.0 out of 5 stars A STORY FIT FOR A KING!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 January 2013
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King Edward VIII is more than a KING. And beyond his story, he is quite the literary scholar. Very well composed text and this is a book that would serve students well, and teachers, in order to teach students to write properly, effectively, and correctly.

The story, itself, is a true accounting, right from the horse's mouth, about the events, truths, and falsehoods, surrounding King Edward VIII's abdication from the throne. The story is all in his words. He wrote this while in his prime, while the events were ever prominent in his mind. He leaves nothing unturned. Great book. Great story. Great King. Great man.
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J. Magill
4.0 out of 5 stars ... impressions of the Duke of Windsor were not particularly good before I bought the book but after reading his ...
Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2014
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My impressions of the Duke of Windsor were not particularly good before I bought the book but after reading his memoirs I changed my mind somewhat. Being born into the royal family makes for a difficult life in my estimation and being the monarch is the worst job I think anyone could have. This book just reinforces that but David does not complain nearly as much as I would. I was really surprised that one of his passions was gardening (mine too) and to read about him planning his annuals for spring and fall and actually digging in his garden did change my view of him. Unfortunately he didn't discuss in any depth some of the issues I wanted to read about such as the problems he caused his brother Bertie, the future King George VI, by abdicating and why he ignored the danger posed by Adolf Hitler in the late 1930's.
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