Playboy Princes: The Early Years of Edward VII and Edward VIII

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Although they were not subjected to the intense mediascrutiny that our Royals are today, two Princes of Wales and two namesakes haveappeared and captured the fevered imaginations of the public in their wilderearly days later to become Edward VII and Edward VIII respectively.

Peter Beer's dual biography offers a compelling portrait of men living for themoment, knowing that a later life of solemn duty beckons. The story of eachresonates in a fascinating way as he compares them to what we have now in theway of princes.

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Peter Beer is a retired schoolmaster and author with an interest in the interplay of temperament and circumstance in public lives. His first book was a collection of biographical essays, "A Turning of Keys: Poets and Norfolk 1460-1991."