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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
The amount of research that went into this book is nothing short of amazing.
I found this to be a very interesting and informative read. I think I knew the jist of what was in here but the research added so much detail, it was a staggering indictment of the actions of both the Duke and Duchess.
In my charitable moments, I find their lives so sad and completely pathetic. Most of the time though, I find them entitled, spoiled, narcissistic, naive, scheming and downright delusional. And completely unlikable and unsympathetic.
This made for a great read.
I found this to be a very interesting and informative read. I think I knew the jist of what was in here but the research added so much detail, it was a staggering indictment of the actions of both the Duke and Duchess.
In my charitable moments, I find their lives so sad and completely pathetic. Most of the time though, I find them entitled, spoiled, narcissistic, naive, scheming and downright delusional. And completely unlikable and unsympathetic.
This made for a great read.
informative
medium-paced
Eh. This was just okay. This didn’t feel like any new information I hadn’t already read somewhere.
A lot of it was about them being nazi sympathizers and how often this information was always trying to be hidden. Of course reading this again makes you wonder “what if he hadn’t abdicated” but that’s about it.
I didn’t feel like the information was very well delivered and the use of quotes was rather annoying since it didn’t flow well with the information given to us.
A lot of it was about them being nazi sympathizers and how often this information was always trying to be hidden. Of course reading this again makes you wonder “what if he hadn’t abdicated” but that’s about it.
I didn’t feel like the information was very well delivered and the use of quotes was rather annoying since it didn’t flow well with the information given to us.
Brilliant read if you’re a fan of British royal history.
If you want to read about two completely awful human beings then look no further. Some total WTF moments. Good for fans of history too, don’t have to be a royalist as it’s actually showing just how disreputable they are.
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Of course, I’m going to pick up a book on Edward VIII, who became the Duke of Windsor when he abdicated the British throne because he could not perform his duties “without the help of the woman I love.” It’s a great myth, and every book or documentary I read or watch now picks away at that popular myth as more and more information about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has been revealed.
I’ve seen evidence to refute many of these claims in the book, just as I’ve seen evidence to support the thesis of Traitor King. I don’t know what’s true or not, but it certainly reads like a soap opera that I can’t help but follow.
Of course, I’m going to pick up a book on Edward VIII, who became the Duke of Windsor when he abdicated the British throne because he could not perform his duties “without the help of the woman I love.” It’s a great myth, and every book or documentary I read or watch now picks away at that popular myth as more and more information about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has been revealed.
I’ve seen evidence to refute many of these claims in the book, just as I’ve seen evidence to support the thesis of Traitor King. I don’t know what’s true or not, but it certainly reads like a soap opera that I can’t help but follow.
This chapter of British history might be the most fascinating ever. It is difficult to believe that it did actually happen, and I’d wondered previously if there was too much bias against the Windsors when I’d read accounts of their behaviour. But this book intentionally gives eye-witness reports from their acquaintances and staff rather than the author’s opinion and actually left me even more astonished by their actions. A fascinating reminder of how if one or two events in history had gone differently, the story of the UK would be extremely different now. And it massively increases my respect for George VI and our current long-serving Queen.
(I would say that the best book I read on the same subject is Deborah Cadbury’s Princes at War, which gives greater insight to all the brothers involved and has less explicit details. That book primarily focuses on the war years in much greater detail, whereas this one gives a wider overview of the story of the Windsors.)
(I would say that the best book I read on the same subject is Deborah Cadbury’s Princes at War, which gives greater insight to all the brothers involved and has less explicit details. That book primarily focuses on the war years in much greater detail, whereas this one gives a wider overview of the story of the Windsors.)
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced