Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
Anne Edwards
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Description for Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 78 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her pivotal role in the abdication of her eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, is just one of the events that provide the backdrop ... Read more
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her pivotal role in the abdication of her eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, is just one of the events that provide the backdrop ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
786g
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442236554
SKU
V9781442236554
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About Anne Edwards
Anne Edwards, a fastidious researcher and accomplished writer, is the author of several bestselling biographies of notable figures, including film stars Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, and Katharine Hepburn, as well as Margaret Mitchell. Edwards’s autobiography, Leaving Home: A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer’s Years Abroad, was published in 2012. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.
Reviews for Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
This is a first-class piece of research and reconstruction graced by a first-class writing talent, with a startling royal family scandal buried at the heart of the story.
Barbara Tuchman A clever and stylishly written biography. . . . For pure glitz and glitter, Matriarch beats anything to be seen on the soaps.
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Barbara Tuchman A clever and stylishly written biography. . . . For pure glitz and glitter, Matriarch beats anything to be seen on the soaps.
Chicago Sun-Times
Anne Edwards ... Read more