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Hough, Richard (1992), Edward & Alexandra: Their Private and Public Lives, London: Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-0-340-55825-6 That the notoriously stuffy Prince Albert should have produced such an heir was something from which Victoria's adored husband never recovered. Albert insisted his pleasure-seeking son should be kept away from children his own age, schooled in the classics eight hours a day and thrashed when he failed to make the grade. a b Cokayne, G. E. (1910), Gibbs, Vicary (ed.), The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, vol.4, London: St Catherine's Press, pp.451–452 Roby, Kinley E. (1975), The King, the Press and the People: A Study of Edward VII, Barrie and Jenkins, ISBN 978-0-214-20098-4

Neilson, Francis (1957), "Edward VII and the Entente Cordiale, I.", American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 16 (4): 353–368, doi: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1957.tb00197.x, JSTOR 3484884 As king, Edward played a role in the modernisation of the British Home Fleet and the reorganisation of the British Army after the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. He re-instituted traditional ceremonies as public displays and broadened the range of people with whom royalty socialised. He fostered good relations between Britain and other European countries, especially France, for which he was popularly called "Peacemaker", but his relationship with his nephew, the German Emperor WilhelmII, was poor. The Edwardian era, which covered Edward's reign and was named after him, coincided with the start of a new century and heralded significant changes in technology and society, including steam turbine propulsion and the rise of socialism. He died in 1910 in the midst of a constitutional crisis that was resolved the following year by the Parliament Act 1911, which restricted the power of the unelected House of Lords. Edward was succeeded by his only surviving son, GeorgeV. As previously mentioned, Philip also helped Richard win the crown of England. Thanks to their alliance, Philip went to war against Richard’s father with Richard later joining in, ultimately defeating Henry II. Henry then named Richard his heir and died two days later. Public grief in Britain on Bertie's death at 70 was deeper than when his mother died. The press described him as a "peacemaker" who had enjoyed "one of the most brilliant and fruitful reigns in history". In Austria he was hailed as "the most influential man of the present day" and a monarch "who had been his own foreign minister".

Bertie the old tart

Talk of removing the Lords' veto played a major role in the January 1910 election. Early in the election campaign Lloyd George talked of "guarantees" and Asquith of "safeguards" that would be necessary before forming another Liberal government, but such talk ceased after the King informed Asquith that he would not be willing to contemplate creating peers until after a second general election. [12] [113] Balfour refused to be drawn on whether or not he would be willing to form a Conservative government, but advised the King not to promise to create peers until he had seen the terms of any proposed constitutional change. [114] During the campaign the leading Conservative Walter Long had asked Knollys for permission to state that the King did not favour Irish Home Rule, but Knollys refused on the grounds that it was not appropriate for the monarch's views to be known in public. [115]

Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Nos. 25–29", anthonyjcamp.com, 11 August 2011, archived from the original on 11 August 2011 After 60 long years of waiting (since beaten by Prince Charles), Edward VII will assume his charge with rigor and seriousness, notably leading a policy of cordial understanding with France. Logical, one would be tempted to add, after so many services rendered Richardson, Matt (2001), The Royal Book of Lists, Toronto: Dundurn Press, p.56, ISBN 978-0-88882-238-3While Prince of Wales, Edward had to be dissuaded from breaking with constitutional precedent by openly voting for W. E. Gladstone's Representation of the People Bill (1884) in the House of Lords. [12] [90] On other matters, he was more conservative; for example, he did not favour giving votes to women, [12] [91] although he did suggest that the social reformer Octavia Hill serve on the Commission for Working Class Housing. [92] He was also opposed to Irish Home Rule, instead preferring a form of dual monarchy. [12] Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Léopold", Almanach Royal Officiel (in French), 1860, p.50, archived from the original on 25 November 2021 , retrieved 13 March 2021– via Archives de Bruxelles Ashley, Mike (1998), The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens, London: Robinson, pp.694–695, ISBN 978-1-84119-096-9 In later years, political leaders would often greet each other with “the kiss of peace” which was Biblically sanctioned. Again, the kiss meant nothing more than a handshake does today. Bragança, Jose Vicente de (2014). "Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Príncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota"[Portuguese Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]. Pro Phalaris (in Portuguese). 9–10: 12. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021 . Retrieved 28 November 2019.

Svensk rikskalender (in Swedish), 1908, p.229, archived from the original on 9 July 2019 , retrieved 20 February 2019– via runeberg.org This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.The Burns family is watching TV, all except for Mrs. Burns, who then enters with news: the newspaper wants her to do a restaurant review, she can take guests, and the paper pays for the meal. Bertie is very excited at the possibility of a free meal and wants to go to a restaurant called Burger Madness, but Mr. Burns tells him they are not taking him, because he's accident-prone at restaurants. Suzy wants to go out for dinner as well, and Mrs. Burns, despite hoping for a date with Mr. Burns, agrees to take Suzy, and Bertie too because they haven't eaten as a family in a while, and it would not be fair taking one kid but not the other. Mrs. Burns tells Bertie to be on his best behaviour and to tidy his room right then. The assassination was very regrettable, Bertie would have agreed but was Franz Ferdinand really worth a war? I believe he simply would not have let it happen." Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister, Pauline (1780-1825), took on so many well-endowed lovers that her doctors diagnosed her with an exhausted vagina. Colonel-in-Chief of the German regiment 5th (Pomeranian) Hussars "Prince Blücher of Wahlstatt" [203]

Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. pp. 38, 81. Goods that by reason of their nature, cannot be returned - (Items such as underwear, where the 'hygiene patch' has been removed, or cosmetics where the seal has been broken). Main article: Death and state funeral of Edward VII The body of the King in his deathbed, May 1910 Funeral procession of Edward VII, London, 1910 Kennedy, Paul M. (2004), The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery, London: Penguin Books, pp.215–216 Bertie goes into his room and feeds a Jammie Dodger to his pet frog Eric. He hears his mother approaching and hastily covers Eric with a pair of underwear. Mrs. Burns enters and asks who he was talking to, and he lies that he wasn't talking to anybody. Then, Eric hops along with the undies still on him and Mrs. Burns tells him not to keep pets in his room. Bertie reluctantly lets Eric out, but then changes his mind after realising that Pusskins may eat him.

Dreadful business

Edward donated his parents' house, Osborne on the Isle of Wight, to the state and continued to live at Sandringham. [69] He could afford to be magnanimous; his private secretary, Sir Francis Knollys, claimed that he was the first heir to succeed to the throne in credit. [70] Edward's finances had been ably managed by Sir Dighton Probyn, Comptroller of the Household, and had benefited from advice from Edward's financier friends, some of whom were Jewish, such as Ernest Cassel, Maurice de Hirsch and the Rothschild family. [71] At a time of widespread antisemitism, Edward attracted criticism for openly socialising with Jews. [72] [73] The Edwardian Era, lasting from 1901 to 1910, is often remembered as a final age of innocence before Europe descended into the savagery of the First World War – a gilded period of refinement and elegance. This is somewhat ironic, as for most of his life the namesake of the era, King Edward VII, embodied exactly none of these virtues. Townend, Peter, ed. (1970). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (105thed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. p.lxvii (ROYAL LINEAGE).