George VI (Penguin Monarchs): The Dutiful King - Brossura

Ziegler, Philip

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ISBN 10: 0141987472 ISBN 13: 9780141987477

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2018

Riassunto

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

If Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life he dedicated himself to the pursuit of what he thought he ought to be doing rather than what he wanted to do. Inarticulate and loathing any sort of public appearances, he accepted that it was his destiny to figure regularly and conspicuously in the public eye, gritted his teeth, largely conquered his crippling stammer and got on with it. He was not born to be king, but he made an admirable one, and was the figurehead of the nation at the time of its greatest trial, during the Second World War. This is a sparklingly brilliant and enjoyable book about him.

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L'autore:

Philip Ziegler is the author of the authorised biographies of Mountbatten, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath. His other books include The Duchess of Dino, William IV, The Black Death and most recently Olivier. Initially a diplomat, he worked for many years in book publishing before becoming a full-time writer.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0141987472
• ISBN 13: 9780141987477
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112