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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
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Publisher's Summary
Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life. Edward Vll, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age and died in 1911, was King of England for the final 10 years of his life. He was 59 when at last he came to the throne. Known as Bertie, the eldest son of Victoria and Albert, he was bullied by both his parents. Although Bertie was heir to the throne, Victoria refused to give him any proper responsibilities, as a result of which he spent his time eating, betting, and womanising.
Bertie's numerous mistresses included the society hostess Daisy Brook ('Babbling Brook'), Lillie Langtry and Alice Keppel. When Bertie finally became king, he did a good job, especially in foreign policy. This colourful book gives Bertie due credit, while painting a vivid portrait of the age in all its excess and eccentricity, hypocrisy and heartbreak.
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- Nicolle Burt
- 10-09-2021
Detailed bio of the King.
Interesting and detailed account of the King. Sets up the framework for global events that happened in the 20th Century. He was under rated and lost in the shadow of his mother Queen Victoria, as a womaniser and privileged royal - this account shows how he was the bridge from the end of the Victorian period to the new world order about to unfold.
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- Lauren Wilson
- 20-02-2022
Tedious
I tried to get into this book,but,it did not keep my attention at all. It was very disappointing. I did not finish it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-05-2020
Frustrating
I gave up listening to it.It really annoys me when narrators revert to speaking the foreign accent of characters in the story. Narrator is an English female and she takes on the male German accent of Prince Albert.Takes away from the story...
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-05-2019
really great read
I loved this book. Interesting and informative. Bertie was an underestimated king and his life was beautifully documented by the author.
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- Vanessa Young
- 23-02-2017
Comprehensive record of the life of Edward VII
This book was quite amazingly detailed and is a must read for anyone interested in the history of Britain and the role of the monarchy in that history. The author managed to blend the stories of the numerous personal scandals and those of Edward's many mistresses into the 'bigger picture' that was the social and political history of the time. Be warned: this is a long book that requires the reader's full attention in order to keep track of the many players. Carole Boyd is an excellent narrator: she has a particular skill with accents.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-2022
Comprehensive story
Well written, well read and deeply detailed without being a text book. Thank you for the pleasure
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- Anonymon
- 18-04-2023
A great work
Carole Boyd narrated this book wonderfully. Thanks Carole.
I’ll have to listen again one day to catch more of this long detailed book. I found it interesting while being disturbed at a lot of positively indecent, dishonest people. Queen Victoria was a really selfish person to start with.
The idea of them having ‘reigned over us’ is bizarre indeed.
It seems that Edward V11 had a few positive years in his role as king, yet even accounting for different times, how self centred was he in his marriage, home and social life, right to the end!
One can value all the more the life of Queen Elizabeth11.
Btw, I now have a better idea how many of the European royals are related.
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