His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII
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This incredible biography gives us a deep insight into to life of the royal family during the greatest era in British History! Edward VII (1841-1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he was heir apparent and held the title of Prince of Wales for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremo...
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- HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I AN APPRECIATION
- CHAPTER II BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS
- CHAPTER III THE KING’S BOYHOOD
- CHAPTER IV OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE, AND THE CURRAGH
- CHAPTER V THE KING’S VISIT TO CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
- CHAPTER VI DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT—TOUR IN THE EAST
- CHAPTER VII THE WEDDING OF KING EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA
- CHAPTER VIII EARLY MARRIED LIFE
- CHAPTER IX THEIR MAJESTIES’ TOUR IN EGYPT AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
- CHAPTER X THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR—THE KING’S ILLNESS
- CHAPTER XI 1873-1875
- CHAPTER XII THE KING’S TOUR IN INDIA
- CHAPTER XIII QUIET YEARS OF PUBLIC WORK, 1876-1887—VISIT TO IRELAND—QUEEN VICTORIA’S GOLDEN JUBILEE
- CHAPTER XIV SILVER WEDDING OF KING EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA—ENGAGEMENT AND MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS LOUISE
- CHAPTER XV THE BACCARAT CASE—BIRTH OF LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF—THE KING’S FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY—ILLNESS OF PRINCE GEORGE
- CHAPTER XVI THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE
- CHAPTER XVII THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES—MARRIAGE OF PRINCE GEORGE—THE DIAMOND JUBILEE—DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF TECK
- CHAPTER XVIII LATER YEARS—A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE KING—GRADUAL RECOVERY—THE ATTEMPT ON THE KING’S LIFE
- CHAPTER XIX THE KING AS A COUNTRY SQUIRE
- CHAPTER XX THE KING IN LONDON
- CHAPTER XXI THE KING AND STATE POLICY
- CHAPTER XXII THE KING AND THE SERVICES
- CHAPTER XXIII THE KING AND FREEMASONRY
- CHAPTER XXIV THE KING AS A PHILANTHROPIST
- CHAPTER XXV THE KING AS A SPORTSMAN
- CHAPTER XXVI DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA—THE KING’S ACCESSION
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