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Queen Mary
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Queen Mary
Contributors:
By (Author) James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date:
8th January 2019
UK Publication Date:
10th January 2019
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History
Dewey:
941.083092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
704
Dimensions:
Width 131mm, Height 198mm, Spine 43mm
Weight:
490g
Description
The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - with a new foreword by Hugo Vickers.
When Queen Mary died in 1953, James Pope-Hennessy was commissioned to write an official biography of her - unusual for a Queen Consort. Queen Mary's life, contrary to popular belief, was essentially dramatic, and she played a far more important and influential role in the affairs of the British monarchy than her public image might have otherwise suggested. Using material from the Royal Archives, private papers and Queen Mary's personal diaries and letters, Pope-Hennessy's biography was a remarkable portrait of a remarkable woman and received rave reviews across the press. Long out of print, this new edition of Queen Mary will be accompanied by a new foreword from royal biographer and writer Hugo Vickers.Author Bio
James Pope-Hennessy was a British biographer and travel writer. His books included London Fabric (for which he was awarded the Hawthornden Prize), Sins of the Fathers (an account of the Atlantic slave traffickers), Anthony Trollope and Queen Victoria at Windsor and Balmoral. He died in 1974.
