Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France - Rilegato

Clarke, Stephen

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ISBN 10: 1780890346 ISBN 13: 9781780890340

Casa editrice: Century, 2014

Riassunto

The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.

Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France.

He had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. He was the first ever guest to climb the Eiffel Tower with Gustave Eiffel, in defiance of an official English ban on his visit. He turned his French seduction skills into the diplomatic prowess that sealed the Entente Cordiale.

A quintessentially English king? Pas du tout! Stephen Clarke argues that as 'Dirty Bertie', Edward learned all the essentials in life from the French.

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Recensione:

"A wicked and witty biography." (Daily Express)

"A comic history which manages to combine Clarke’s brand of jaunty, bawdy humour ... with being genuinely informative about French history." (Spectator)

"Fine historical romp." (Daily Mail)

Descrizione del libro:

The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Century
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780890346
• ISBN 13: 9781780890340
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 400