Dirty Bertie : an English king made in France
by
Clarke, Stephen, 1958- author.
Title
:
Dirty Bertie : an English king made in France
Author
:
Clarke, Stephen, 1958- author.
ISBN
:
9780099574323
Personal Author
:
Clarke, Stephen, 1958- author.
Publication Date
:
2015
2014
Physical Description
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xiii, 385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
General Note
:
Originally published: London: Century, 2014.
Abstract
:
Paperback edition of the biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, from the author of the }Merde{ novels, and }1000 Years Of Annoying The French{. Edward loved France, and has affairs with the most famous Parisian women of the time. The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France.He had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. He was the first ever guest to climb the Eiffel Tower with Gustave Eiffel, in defiance of an official English ban on his visit. He turned his French seduction skills into the diplomatic prowess that sealed the Entente Cordiale.A quintessentially English king? Pas du tout! Stephen Clarke argues that as 'Dirty Bertie', Edward learned all the essentials in life from the French.
Personal Subject
:
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.
Subject Term
:
Biography & non-fiction prose
Biography: royalty
History
European history
United Kingdom, Great Britain
France
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
General & world history
Victorian Britain
Biography.
Geographic Term
:
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.
Library | Shelf Number | Material Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Chelsea Library | BIOG | Book | 30116019778172 | Adult lending |
Kensington Central Library | 920 EDWA | Book | 30116019779832 | Adult lending |
Westminster Home Library Service | BIOG 941.083092 | Book | 30117801652617 | Home Library Service |