Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece - Brossura

Vickers, Hugo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312302398 ISBN 13: 9780312302399

Casa editrice: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

Riassunto

Details the life of Great Britain's Princess Alice, who married Prince Andrew of Greece in 1903, a union that plunged her into a life of turmoil, fraught with war, exile, and execution, forcing her to be placed into a sanitarium in Switzerland where she was declared a "schizophrenic paranoid," in a fascinating biography that vividly recreates the wealth, royalty, and power of the twentieth century. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Hugo Vickers was born in 1951 and educated at Eton and Strasbourg University. His books include Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough; Cecil Beaton; Vivien Leigh; Loving Garbo; Royal Orders; The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; and The Kiss, which won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen for Non-fiction. He is an acknowledged expert on the royal family, appears regularly on television, and has lectured all over the world. Hugo Vickers and his family divide their time between London and a manor house in Hampshire.

Product Description:

Spanning two ages, the turbulent and tragic life of one princess is irrevocably linked with the history of 20th century Europe. "Alice" is the story of Great Britain's Princess Alice, who married Prince Andrew of Greece in 1903, and led a life overshadowed by wars, revolutions, and periods of exile. Two 8-page photo inserts.

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• Editore: St. Martin's Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312302398
• ISBN 13: 9780312302399
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 512