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George VI: The Dutiful King | Sarah Bradford
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The definitive biography of George VI, the hero of The King's Speech George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, he was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to the Second World War, then the War itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. George was unprepared for kingship, suffering from a stammer which could make public occasions very painful for him. Moreover he had grown up in the shadow of his brother, a man who had been idolized as no royal prince has been, before or since. However, as Sarah Bradford shows in this sympathetic biography, although George was not born to be king, he died a great one. 'A triumph ... Sarah Bradford looks set to inherit Lady Longford's mantle as royal biographer supreme' Mail on Sunday 'Lucid, convincing and admirably fair ... George VI has been fortunate in his biographer' Philip Ziegler 'Vivid, thorough and enjoyable' Independent Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include Cesare Borgia (1976), Disraeli (1982), winner of the New York Times Book of the Year, Princess Grace (1984), Sacherevell Sitwell (1993), Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen (1996), America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (2000), Lucrezia Borgia (2005) and Diana (2007).She lives in London and is married to the 8th Viscount Bangor. She is currently working on a full scale biography of Queen Victoria.
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#thekingsspeech #remembernovember @Klou

Trivia: the actor who plays the Queen Mother (King George‘s wife) in the movie (Helena Bonham-Carter), plays Princess Margaret in the Netflix series The Crown.

Klou Great pick! I chose this one too. I didn't know that bit of trivia. Haven't watched either but I think she's a fantastic actress!! 4y
Eggs Thanks 🙏🏻😌 @Klou 4y
Eggs @Milara I‘m quite fascinated with monarchy in general 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Eggs Agree on Edward VIII @milara (edited) 4y
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Interesting biography about the man behind the Kings speech
Some of the chapters were a bit long and drawn out but overall a enjoyable read

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Amputateddad

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