{"product_id":"george-vi-1","title":"George Vi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive biography of George VI, the hero of \u003ci\u003eThe King''s Speech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother''s abdication, he was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to the Second World War, then the War itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. George was unprepared for kingship, suffering from a stammer which could make public occasions very painful for him. Moreover he had grown up in the shadow of his brother, a man who had been idolized as no royal prince has been, before or since. However, as Sarah Bradford shows in this sympathetic biography, although George was not born to be king, he died a great one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A triumph ... Sarah Bradford looks set to inherit Lady Longford''s mantle as royal biographer supreme'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lucid, convincing and admirably fair ... George VI has been fortunate in his biographer'' Philip Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Vivid, thorough and enjoyable'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eCesare Borgia\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eDisraeli\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), winner of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003ePrincess Grace\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eSacherevell Sitwell\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eElizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eAmerica''s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eLucrezia Borgia\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eDiana\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).She lives in London and is married to the 8th Viscount Bangor. She is currently working on a full scale biography of Queen Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319350501758,"sku":"NW9780241956090","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241956090.jpg?v=1778694164","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/george-vi-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}