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Pages: 133
Pages: 133
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-28 - Publisher: Penguin UK
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Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-25 - Publisher: Penguin UK
Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his
Language: en
Pages: 144
Pages: 144
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-04 - Publisher: Penguin UK
For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant pr
Language: en
Pages: 10
Pages: 10
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The National Politics Web Guide, a service of Oleg Schultz, offers a very brief biographical sketch of the British King Edward VI (1537-1553). The biographical
Language: en
Pages: 112
Pages: 112
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-04 - Publisher: Penguin UK
Edward VI, the only son of Henry VIII, became king at the age of nine and died wholly unexpectedly at the age of fifteen. All around him loomed powerful men who