George VI by Sarah Bradford
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.
Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include CESARE BORGIA (1976), DISRAELI (1982), PRINCESS GRACE (1984), SACHEVERELL SITWELL (1993), ELIZABETH (1996) and AMERICA'S QUEEN (2000). Sarah Bradford lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141006567 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141006560 |
| Title | George VI |
| Author | Sarah Bradford |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
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