CONTENTS
Marie Belloc Lowndes
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CHAPTER I
An Appreciation
1
CHAPTER II
Birth and Early Years
5
CHAPTER III
The King’s Boyhood
22
CHAPTER IV
Oxford, Cambridge, and the Curragh
34
CHAPTER V
The King’s Visit to Canada and the United States
43
CHAPTER VI
Death of the Prince Consort—Tour in the East
55
CHAPTER VII
The Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra
63
CHAPTER VIII
Early Married Life
83
CHAPTER IX
Their Majesties’ Tour in Egypt and the Mediterranean
103
CHAPTER X
The Franco-Prussian War—The King’s Illness
125
CHAPTER XI
1873-1875
136
CHAPTER XII
The King’s Tour in India
143
CHAPTER XIII
Quiet Years of Public Work, 1876-1887—Visit to Ireland—Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee
159
CHAPTER XIV
Silver Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra—Engagement and Marriage of Princess Louise
171
CHAPTER XV
The Baccarat Case—Birth of Lady Alexandra Duff—The King’s Fiftieth Birthday—Illness of Prince George
179
CHAPTER XVI
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale
184
CHAPTER XVII
The Housing of the Working Classes—Marriage of Prince George—The Diamond Jubilee—Death of the Duchess of Teck
200
CHAPTER XVIII
Later Years—A Serious Accident to the King—Gradual Recovery—The Attempt on the King’s Life
220
CHAPTER XIX
The King as a Country Squire
235
CHAPTER XX
The King in London
251
CHAPTER XXI
The King and State Policy
262
CHAPTER XXII
The King and the Services
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