Queen Mary

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Queen Mary

By: James Pope-Hennessy

Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong

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The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - with a new foreword by Hugo Vickers.

When Queen Mary died in 1953, James Pope-Hennessy was commissioned to write an official biography of her - unusual for a Queen Consort. Queen Mary's life, contrary to popular belief, was essentially dramatic, and she played a far more important and influential role in the affairs of the British monarchy than her public image might have otherwise suggested. Using material from the Royal Archives, private papers and Queen Mary's personal diaries and letters, Pope-Hennessy's biography was a remarkable portrait of a remarkable woman and received rave reviews across the press.

Long out of print, this new edition of Queen Mary will be accompanied by a new foreword from royal biographer and writer Hugo Vickers.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2020 Estate of John Pope-Hennessy

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Is detailed, clever, and hasn’t aged even though it was written 60 odd years ago… I first read this 20 years ago and must’ve read it 10 times in total and listened to the audio book almost the same… thoroughly enjoyable and a peek into a golden age.

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when are biographers going to stick to the subject. He writes about ancestors. pigs heads being sent to relatives .Furnishing of White Lodge describing the l iocation of each individual piece of furniture it goes on and on with everything but Queen Mary let alone the French and German phrases...it's more like a boring novel than a biography couldn't get past chapter 4...

made it to chapter 4

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