Edward Vii

Edward VIIPrince and King\nAuthor(s): Giles St Aubyn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom\nImprint: Faber & Faber\nISBN-13: 9780571269945, 978-0571269945\nSynopsis\n'An exceptional study, which fascinates, entertain, and illuminates.' The New Yorker Through half a century of public service King Edward had the advantage of a private secretary whose tact, judgement, loyalty and affection never failed him. Francis Knollys was one of that small intimate circle from whom he had no secrets, personal or political. Previous biographers of the King have lamented the too perfect discretion that led Knollys to destroy all his papers on his master's death, but in fact his discretion outreached even its own reputation. The Knollys Papers were preserved with the perfect secrecy that their creator practised in the discharge of his office, but were put at the disposal of the author, enabling him to extend and deepen the commonly held portrait of a man whose physical r