{"product_id":"b01n9pwyeo","title":"Edward VII: The Prince of Wales and the Women He Loved","description":"\u003cp\u003e[This] biography focuses—deliciously—on the women who shared the scandalously plentiful sex life of Queen Victoria's eldest son, the Prince of Wales. — USA Today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Prince of Wales, better known as Bertie, was the eldest son of Queen Victoria. Charming and dissolute, he was a larger-than-life personality with king-size appetites. A lifelong womanizer, Bertie conducted his countless liaisons against the glittering backdrop of London society, Europe, and the stately homes of England in the second half of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBertie's lovers were beautiful, spirited, society women who embraced a wide field of occupations. There was Lillie Langtry, the simple Jersey girl who would become an actress and producer; Daisy Brooke, Countess of Warwick, the extravagant socialite who embraced socialism and stood for Parliament as a Labour party candidate; bisexual French actress Sarah Bernhardt, celebrated for her decadent appeal and opium habit; and by total contrast the starchy Agnes Keyser, who founded a hospital for army officers. One of Bertie's most intriguing liaisons was with American heiress Jennie Churchill, unhappy wife of Sir Randolph Churchill and mother of Sir Winston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the scandals resulting from his affairs—from suicides to divorces—were a blight on the royal family, Bertie would become a surprisingly modern monarch. His major accomplishment was transforming the British monarchy into the modern institution that we know today and ensuring its survival in a period when every other European dynasty collapsed in the wake of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVictorian England: We know what that was supposed to mean—all priggish prudery and 'we-are-not-amused' harrumphing. Except now we know it wasn't all that. — USA Today\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924228538613,"sku":"YSL51500","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81gits39syL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672573","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b01n9pwyeo","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}