Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y438NXL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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An OK read, on one condition. This was a decent book on Queen Mary, but there was a LOT left out, and could have been a really terrific book. But I'll give you my secret to making this a real page-turner: read Matriarch in-tandem with James Pope-Hennessey's official royal biography, Queen Mary. By reading both of these biographies in tandem, you'll walk away with a much richer and much more thorough po. Historical and private portrait of a fiercely single-minded woman; how her dedication to the Crown shaped her family and country One of the earliest defining points of Queen Mary's life was when she was still Princess May and her fiance, Prince Eddy died, just as she was serenely contemplating her future as Princess of Wales and then Queen of England. When Eddy died, young Princess May did not make a single false move and within a decent interval she was engaged to Eddy's brother George, who was now. A Tour De Force This is an incisive analysis of a woman who was personally powerful at a time when woman were not supposed to possess power. She may have been cold but she was a remarkable figureturning the British monarchy into a formidable institution, surviving when royalties were falling like ten pins. She won and held the respect of an entire nation. Those with an interest in manners
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 for both thrilling biograp