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United Kingdom, Great Britain, 20th century, Biography: royalty, European history
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- Paperback Jun 11, 2019 | 9781529330618 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Jun 11, 2019 | 9781529330618 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 25, 2018 | 9781529330649 | RRP $36.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 20, 2018 | 9781529330625 | RRP $59.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 28, 2018 | 9781529330656 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Jun 11, 2019 | 9781529330618 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 25, 2018 | 9781529330649 | RRP $36.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 20, 2018 | 9781529330625 | RRP $59.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 28, 2018 | 9781529330656 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Jun 11, 2019 | 9781529330618 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Sep 25, 2018 | 9781529330649 | RRP $36.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Sep 20, 2018 | 9781529330625 | RRP $59.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 28, 2018 | 9781529330656 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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The highly acclaimed unexpurgated notes taken by James Pope-Hennessy for his official biography of Queen Mary, the present Queen's grandmother. Published in full for the first time and edited by much-admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers.
'A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos ... this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year'
Max Hastings, Sunday Times
'One of the funniest, most eccentric books of the year'
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
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.
Giving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, THE QUEST FOR QUEEN MARY is set to be a classic of royal publishing.
More books by James Pope-Hennessy
Praise for The Quest for Queen Mary
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Arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year - The Sunday Times
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A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a world gone by . . . one of this year's funniest and most eccentric books - Mail on Sunday
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Intoxicating, frank and often hilarious anthology of interviews . . . what this fine book demonstrates with wit, candour, and unassailable force, is that royal persons are not at all like ordinary people - New York Review of Books
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Illuminating, intriguing and boundlessly entertaining - Country Life
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Superbly edited ... like all the best interviews, these are stories about the hunter circling his prey, and they reveal as much about the interviewer as his subject ... a splendid book - Spectator
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