Screen LibraryGeorge VI : the dutiful king /
If Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life he dedicated himself to the pursuit of what he thought he ought to be doing rather than what he wanted to do. Inarticulate a...
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Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | London, England : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Penguin monarchs
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If Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life he dedicated himself to the pursuit of what he thought he ought to be doing rather than what he wanted to do. Inarticulate and loathing any sort of public appearances, he accepted that it was his destiny to figure regularly and conspicuously in the public eye, gritted his teeth, largely conquered his crippling stammer and got on with it. He was not born to be king, but he made an admirable one, and was the figurehead of the nation at the time of its greatest trial, during the Second World War. This is an enjoyable book about him. |
| Carrier Form: | 93 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), genealogical table ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780141977379 (hardback) : 014197737X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DA584 |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
| Call Number: | K835.617/G347Z |
| Contents: | Youth -- Duke of York -- Abdication -- Becoming the King -- The King at war -- The final years. |