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This profile of one of the most popular sovereigns of recent British history chronicles his uninspired early life and his development into a competent and principled monarch
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This superbly-crafted biography has stood the test of time since its first publication nearly twenty years ago. At the time the skill with which Kenneth Rose brought to life a monarch not generally seen as particularly exciting - his merits being rather those of bluff commonsense - was widely admired. So was Rose’s meticulous scholarship, and his attention to sources which led to him being granted unique access to living members of the Royal Family who gave him their reminiscences. With the passing of the years, developments within the present Royal Family have made one see King George V’s resolute attitude to the inevitable changes in monarchy in a new light. Perhaps it was not notably compassionate to deny refuge to the Tsar and his family - a revelation first produced by Rose from the documents - but it certainly preserved the British Royal Family from the threat of revolution.
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This superbly-crafted biography has stood the test of time since its first publication nearly twenty years ago. At the time the skill with which Kenneth Rose brought to life a monarch not generally seen as particularly exciting - his merits being rather those of bluff commonsense - was widely admired. So was Rose’s meticulous scholarship, and his attention to sources which led to him being granted unique access to living members of the Royal Family who gave him their reminiscences. With the passing of the years, developments within the present Royal Family have made one see King George V’s resolute attitude to the inevitable changes in monarchy in a new light. Perhaps it was not notably compassionate to deny refuge to the Tsar and his family - a revelation first produced by Rose from the documents - but it certainly preserved the British Royal Family from the threat of revolution.
This story of King George V¿s restless reign (1910-1936) is recognised as one of the great twentieth century historical biographies.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0394534484
- ISBN 13 9780394534480
- BindingHardcover
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