Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France by Stephen Clarke

Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France by Stephen Clarke

Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France. He had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. The author argues that as 'Dirty Bertie', Edward learned all the essentials in life from the French.

A wicked and witty biography* Daily Express *
A comic history which manages to combine Clarke’s brand of jaunty, bawdy humour … with being genuinely informative about French history. * Spectator *
Fine historical romp. * Daily Mail *

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.

His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to understanding the French; How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did), an amused look at France's continuing obsession with Napoleon; Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France, a biography of Edward VII; and 1000 Years of Annoying the French, which was a number one bestseller in Britain.

Research for The French Revolution and What Went Wrong took him deep into French archives in search of the actual words, thoughts and deeds of the revolutionaries and royalists of 1789. He has now re-emerged to ask modern Parisians why they have forgotten some of the true democratic heroes of the period, and opted to idolize certain maniacs.

Follow Stephen on @SClarkeWriter and www.stephenclarkewriter.com

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ISBN 13	9781780890340
ISBN 10	1780890346
Title	Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France
Author	Stephen Clarke
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2014-05-22
Number of pages	400
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