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George VI (The Dutiful King)
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Product Details
Author:
Philip Ziegler
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
112
Publisher:
Penguin UK (November 1, 2015)
Imprint:
Allen Lane
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9780141977379
ISBN-10:
014197737X
Weight:
6.08oz
Dimensions:
5" x 7.5" x 0.6"
File:
Eloquence-IPG_08042026_P10436102_onix30_Complete-20260804.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$19.95
Pub Discount:
60
Series:
Penguin Monarchs
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$17.16
Publisher Identifier:
P-IPG
Discount Code:
C
Overview
A dutiful king and reluctant public figure
If Ethelred was notoriously "Unready" and Alfred "Great," King George VI should bear the title of "George the Dutiful." Throughout his life, George 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 conspicuously in the public eye, gritted his teeth, battled 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, World War II. This is a brilliant, touching, and sometimes funny book about this reluctant public figure, and the private man.
If Ethelred was notoriously "Unready" and Alfred "Great," King George VI should bear the title of "George the Dutiful." Throughout his life, George 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 conspicuously in the public eye, gritted his teeth, battled 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, World War II. This is a brilliant, touching, and sometimes funny book about this reluctant public figure, and the private man.
