Description
About the Author
Ted Powell spent the early part of his career as Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Downing College, Cambridge. Later he qualified as a solicitor, and spent many years as a partner of national law firm Mills & Reeve. He is now a full-time writer and lecturer, and lives in Cambridge.
Reviews
By mining a prodigious number of resources, both in Britain, America, and beyond, Ted Powell has written the fullest, most revealing and perceptive biography of King Edward VIII. * Juliet Gardiner, author of The Thirties: An Intimate History *
A beautifully presented assessment of the man and a deeply thoughtful consideration of the climactic event for which he will also live in British history, his infamous 1936 abdication of the throne. * Booklist *
Rich and thorough, expertly crafted and completely accessible. An adept storyteller and historian, Powell manages to humanize a monarch who has at times been dwarfed by the voluminous publicity surrounding his abdication. * The New York Times Book Review *
Powell's book opens up a line of enquiry which explains much about the future king's love of America and Canada. * Chris Green, Suffolk & Norfolk Life *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198795322
Author Ted Powell
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 572g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 30mm