George VI:
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Main Author: Denis, Judd (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London I.B. Tauris 2012
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Item Description:Cover; Author Biography; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface to the 2012 Edition; Preface; Introduction; 1: A Royal, and Deprived, Childhood, 1895-1908; 2: The Naval Cadet, 1909-1913; 3: The Royal Navy, 1913-1917; 4: Further Education, 1918-1920; 5: The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1920-1923; 6: Royal Wedding, 1923; 7: Duke at Work: Industrial Relations; 8: The Duke of York's Camp; 9: Wider Responsibilities, Lionel Logue, and the World Tour, 1924-1927; 10: Family Man, 1926-1936
11: The Abdication: The Monarchy in Crisis, 193612: The New King, 1936-1939; 13: Their Finest Hours, 1939-1941; 14: The Grand Alliance, 1941-1945; 15: The King and The Labour Government, 1945-1951; 16: A Suitable Addition: The Royal Family and Philip Mountbatten; 17: Last Years, 1951-1952; Bibliography; Endnotes
George VI was the man not born to be king. He nonetheless rescued the British monarchy in the aftermath of the abdication crisis and cemented its prestige with his well-judged performance during World War II and the Blitz. In this acclaimed biography, Denis Judd tells the story of Prince Bertie's transformation into King George VI including his struggle with a crippling shyness and sense of inadequacy, exacerbated by the stammer which was the focus of the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech. His marriage to the self-assured and supportive_x000D_Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons and his unexpected accessi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (438 pages)
ISBN:085773041X
9780857730411

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