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Darling Georgie : the enigma of King George V /
Dennis Friedman, eminent psychiatrist and author of Inheritance: A Psychological History of the Royal Family, here turns his acute gaze on our present Queen's grandfather, King George V (1885-1936), to reveal the man behind the monarch. Taking as his starting point the widely held belief that t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Peter Owen,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front cover; About the author and about this book; Praise; Title page; Authors's Note and Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction: The Man Behind the Monarch; 1: They are such ill bred, ill trained children, I don't fancy them at all; 2: Darling Georgie; 3:Inclined to be lazy and silly this week; 4:None of us could speak, we were all crying so much; 5:Rum, buggery and the lash; 6:The Gay Hussar; 7:One feels capable of greater things; 8:Killing animals and sticking in stamps; 9:The Queen has gladly given her consent; 10:I am very glad I am married and I don't feel at all strange
- 11:What a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often12:George says that he isn't ready yet to reign; 13:Wake up, England; 14:I know what's best for my children; 15:An overgrown schoolboy; 16:I have lost my best friend and the best of fathers; 17:We shall try all we can to keep out of this; 18:If any question why we died, tell them that our fathers lied; 19:The King is dead and has taken his trumpeter with him; 20:And it all goes into the laundry, but it never comes out in the wash; Select Bibliography; Royal Family trees; Index; Plates; Copyright; By the Same Author
- Contacts pageSome authors; Back cover