by SimonHeffer (Author)
How King Edward Saved the Monarchy and made Britain the Democracy it is today. This book is a description of the way in which a man, born to be head of state in what he and his contemporaries defined as a constitutional monarchy, perceived and discharged his political duties. Above all it seeks to discover what results King Edward had on politics of the time and on the future of the British constitution.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 31 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 029784220X
ISBN 13: 9780297842200
Book Overview: Author's other titles inc. Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle , Like The Roman: A Biography of Enoch Powell , Nor Shall My Sword