King George V
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Kenneth Rose
Binding: Hardback
Published: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1983
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead.
Kenneth Rose’s King George V, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1983, presents a definitive biography of the monarch whose reign bridged the grandeur of the Victorian era and the upheaval of the First World War. Drawing from royal correspondence, diaries, and private papers, Rose illustrates George V’s transformation from a reserved naval officer into a stabilizing figurehead during one of Britain’s most turbulent periods. The book argues that the king’s stoic leadership and deep sense of duty helped preserve the monarchy through war, political reform, and social change. With 514 pages of meticulously crafted narrative and archival photographs, this prize-winning biography remains a cornerstone of 20th-century royal historiography.
Author: Kenneth Rose
Binding: Hardback
Published: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1983
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead.
Kenneth Rose’s King George V, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1983, presents a definitive biography of the monarch whose reign bridged the grandeur of the Victorian era and the upheaval of the First World War. Drawing from royal correspondence, diaries, and private papers, Rose illustrates George V’s transformation from a reserved naval officer into a stabilizing figurehead during one of Britain’s most turbulent periods. The book argues that the king’s stoic leadership and deep sense of duty helped preserve the monarchy through war, political reform, and social change. With 514 pages of meticulously crafted narrative and archival photographs, this prize-winning biography remains a cornerstone of 20th-century royal historiography.