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Edward VII: The Last Victorian King
To 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 ligh...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
June 12th 2007
by Palgrave Macmillan
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An in-depth look at King Edward VII. The overall organization of the book made it both challenging, and readable. Rather than follow a strict chronological sequence, it was broken into 3 chronologies - childhood, Prince of Wales, King. But within those chronologies were topics, like Foreign Affairs, etc. So although it made it hard to follow time sometimes, it also prevented overload on one specific instance.
Most eye-opening was the attitudes of Victoria and Albert toward their son. ...more
Most eye-opening was the attitudes of Victoria and Albert toward their son. ...more
This is a somewhat interesting biography of a man with too much money, too much time all which lead to too many women, drinks and trips. His mother thought him too dull to give him anything to do so he existed for decades with little to do.
The title is a silly since there was no Victorian dynasty and he was in all things the opposite of his mother. I don't know how Mr. Hibbert could have chosen the poorest description of who he was.
The title is a silly since there was no Victorian dynasty and he was in all things the opposite of his mother. I don't know how Mr. Hibbert could have chosen the poorest description of who he was.
Very interesting. Queen hated her own son and couldn't stand the sight of him after Prince Albert died. He had a horrible childhood.
Interesting, slow at times
A very competent, readable, and concise biography. Nothing new here, but well presented with an excellent use of diaries, letters, etc. The material is presented both chronologically as well as thematically. Well worth the time.
A self-indulgent princeling; his story needed to be set against the backdrop of events in England during his long wait for the throne.
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Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 - 21 December 2008) was an English writer, historian and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman), was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books, including Disraeli, Edward VII, George IV, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, and Cavaliers and Roundheads.
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