The quest for Queen Mary /
by Pope-Hennessy, James; Vickers, Hugo.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2018Description: 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529330625 (hbk.) :; 1529330629 (hbk.) :; 9781529330649 (pbk).Classification number: 920 MARSubject(s): Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953 | Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936Summary: When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age.
isbn 9781999777036 reported Cancelled / OP (10/18)
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