A King's Story
The Memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor, KG
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1998
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Prion Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85375-303-9 (ISBN)
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Written in 1951, this is the autobiography of the late Duke of Windsor. The book includes the story of the future king's early youth at Sandringham, his years at Naval School on the Isle of Wight, and later his relationship with Wallis Simpson, his abdication, and his marriage.
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.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.10.1998 |
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Reihe/Serie | Prion lost treasures |
Einführung | Philip Ziegler |
Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 136 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 1 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-85375-303-3 / 1853753033 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-85375-303-9 / 9781853753039 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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