{"product_id":"edward-vii-the-last-victorian-king-paperback","title":"Edward VII: The Last Victorian King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hibbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHugh Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo his mother, Queen Victoria, he was \"poor Bertie,\" to his wife he was \"my dear little man,\" while the President of France called him \"a great English king,\" and the German Kaiser condemned him as \"an old peacock.\" King Edward VII was all these things and more, as Hibbert reveals in this captivating biography. Shedding new light on the scandals that peppered his life, Hibbert reveals Edward's dismal early years under Victoria's iron rule, his terror of boredom that led to a lively social life at home and abroad, and his eventual ascent to the throne at age 59. Edward is best remembered as the last Victorian king, the monarch who installed the office of Prime Minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTOPHER HIBBERT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003ea pearl of biographers (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman), \u003c\/i\u003e is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of \u003ci\u003eDisraeli \u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan), \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe English: A Social History, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCavaliers and Roundheads.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Oxfordshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693498929215,"sku":"9781403983770","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c20608a642b1a8f0dd507d0b80ee51d6.webp?v=1764999135","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/edward-vii-the-last-victorian-king-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}