Bertie: (Record no. 3410)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field PMNP
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20250617161930.0
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780099575443
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency PMNP
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency Kutubkhanah Diraja
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 941.082/3092
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 3590
Personal name Ridley, Jane
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Bertie:
Remainder of title A Life of Edward VII /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Jane Ridley
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Vintage Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 608p
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Exciting new approach to biography by an acclaimed historian and biographer: King Edward Vll (Bertie) seen through the eyes of the women in his life. Entertaining and different, this enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales wears its scholarship lightly.<br/> <br/>Edward Vll, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age and died in 1911, was King of England for the final 10 years of his life. He was 59 when at last he came to power. Known as Bertie, and the eldest son of Victoria and Albert, he was bullied by both his parents.<br/> <br/>His mother, Queen Victoria, the first and most powerful woman in his life, blamed Bertie's scandalous womanising for his father's early demise. Although Bertie was heir to the throne, she refused to give him any proper responsibilities, as a result of which he spent his time eating (his waist measurement was 48 inches and his nickname was 'Edward the Wide'), betting on race-horses and shooting grouse. He was married off to Alexandra of Denmark, who was beautiful but infantile, lavishing her affection on her doggies and pet bunnies.<br/> <br/>Bertie's numerous mistresses included the society hostess Daisy Brook ('Babbling Brook') and the gorgeous but fragile Lillie Langtry (with whom 'played house' in a specially built hide-away home). The last of the women in his life was the clever and manipulative Alice Keppel. He always placed her at dinner next to his most important guests, because of her grasp of politics, her brilliant conversation and her formidable skills at the Bridge table.<br/> <br/>When Bertie finally became king, he did a good job, especially in foreign policy. This colourful book gives him due credit, while painting a vivid portrait of the age in all its excess and eccentricity, hypocrisy and heartbreak.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 336
Topical term or geographic name entry element Biography
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
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