Author : Matthew Glencross
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349578221
This book explores the revival under Edward VII of the ceremonial state visit by British monarchs, showing the impact and importance of active royal diplomacy during his reign. Using the Royal Archives, memoirs and newspapers, it reveals the contribution made by the use of ceremony and public display to popular appreciation of the monarchy.
Author : Matthew Glencross
Publisher : Springer
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1137548991
This book explores the revival under Edward VII of the ceremonial state visit by British monarchs, showing the impact and importance of active royal diplomacy during his reign. Using the Royal Archives, memoirs and newspapers, it reveals the contribution made by the use of ceremony and public display to popular appreciation of the monarchy.
Author : Henry James Morgan
Publisher : compiler by J. Lovell
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 1860
Category : Canada
ISBN :
Author : Marie Belloc Lowndes
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 802689460X
This incredible biography gives us a deep insight into to life of the royal family during the greatest era in British History! Edward VII (1841-1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he was heir apparent and held the title of Prince of Wales for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties, and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but despite public approval his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. Content: An Appreciation Birth and Early Years The King's Boyhood Oxford, Cambridge, and the Curragh The King's Visit to Canada and the United States Death of the Prince Consort—Tour in the East The Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra Early Married Life Their Majesties' Tour in Egypt and the Mediterranean The Franco-Prussian War—The King's Illness 1873-1875 The King's Tour in India Quiet Years of Public Work, 1876-1887—Visit to Ireland—Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Silver Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra—Engagement and Marriage of Princess Louise The Baccarat Case—Birth of Lady Alexandra Duff—The King's Fiftieth Birthday—Illness of Prince George The Duke of Clarence and Avondale Chapter XVII. The Housing of the Working Classes—Marriage of Prince George—The Diamond Jubilee—Death of the Duchess of Teck Later Years—A Serious Accident to the King—Gradual Recovery—The Attempt on the King's Life The King as a Country Squire The King in London The King and State Policy The King and the Services The King and Freemasonry The King as a Philanthropist The King as a Sportsman Death of Queen Victoria—The King's Accession
Author : Ian Walter Radforth
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 39,28 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802086655
In 1860, Queen Victoria sent her eighteen-year-old son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on a goodwill mission to Canada and the United States. The young heir-apparent (later King Edward VII) had not yet gained his reputation as a fashion setter and rake, but he nevertheless attracted enormous crowds both in Canada, where it was the first royal visit, and in the United States. Civic leaders hosted the visitor in princely style, decorating their towns with triumphal arches and organizing royal entries, public processions, openings, and grand balls. In Royal Spectacle, Ian Radforth recreates these displays of civic pride by making use of the many public and private accounts of them, and he analyses the heated controversies the visit provoked. When communities rushed to honour the prince and put themselves on display, social divisions inadvertently became part of the spectacle seen by the prince and described by visiting journalists. Street theatre reached a climax in Kingston, where the Prince of Wales could not disembark from his steamer because of the defiance of thousands of Orangemen dressed in their brilliant regalia and waiving their banners. Contemporary depictions of the tour provide an opportunity to interpret the cultural values and social differences that shaped Canada during the Confederation decade and the United States on the eve of the Civil War. Topics explored include Orange-Green conflict, First Nations and the politics of public display, contested representations of race and gender, the tourist gaze, and meanings of crown and empire. An original and erudite study, Royal Spectacle contributes greatly to historical research on public spectacle, colonial and national identities, Britishness in the Atlantic world, and the history of the monarchy.
Author : John Castell Hopkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 2017-10-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780266882497
Excerpt from The Life of King Edward VII: With a Sketch of the Career of George, Prince of Wales and a History of the Royal Tour of the Empire in 1901 The Crown and the Empire' is really an introduction to the book, While what we have' called the Introduction, is really the Author' s Pr face. You will notice by reading these two or three pages that he speaks of the marked influence Queen Victoria had on the growth of the Empire, the harmony of the Monarchy With the growmg Democratic feeling. The Author recognizes the importance of the Crown in the Imperial Federation, and calls it the Pivot of Unity. He points out the great position and opportunities of the new King, and fully believes his reign Will be a memorable one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Gardner Dillman Engleheart
Publisher : [London : s.n., 1860 (London] : Whittingham and Wilkins)
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 1860
Category : Canada
ISBN :
Author : Sir Sidney Lee
Publisher :
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Catharine Arnold
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250069149
“Victorian England: We know what that was supposed to mean — all priggish prudery and "we-are-not-amused" harrumphing. Except now we know it wasn't all that . . . [Catharine Arnold’s] new biography focuses — deliciously — on the women who shared the scandalously plentiful sex life of Queen Victoria's eldest son, the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII.” —USA Today Edward Prince of Wales, better known as “Bertie,” was the eldest son of Queen Victoria. Charming and dissolute, he was a larger-than-life personality with king-size appetites. A lifelong womanizer, Bertie conducted his countless liaisons against the glittering backdrop of London society, Europe, and the stately homes of England in the second half of the 19th century. Bertie’s lovers were beautiful, spirited, society women who embraced a wide field of occupations. There was Lillie Langtry, the simple Jersey girl who would become an actress and producer; “Daisy” Brooke, Countess of Warwick, the extravagant socialite who embraced socialism and stood for Parliament as a Labour party candidate; bisexual French actress Sarah Bernhardt, celebrated for her decadent appeal and opium habit; and by total contrast the starchy Agnes Keyser, who founded a hospital for army officers. One of Bertie’s most intriguing liaisons was with American heiress Jennie Churchill, unhappy wife of Sir Randolph Churchill and mother of Sir Winston. While the scandals resulting from his affairs—from suicides to divorces—were a blight on the royal family, Bertie would become a surprisingly modern monarch. His major accomplishment was transforming the British monarchy into the modern institution that we know today and ensuring its survival in a period when every other European dynasty collapsed in the wake of WWI.
Author : Aberdeen (Scotland). Police
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Police
ISBN :
