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William IV (Penguin Monarchs): A King at Sea
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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William IV (Penguin Monarchs): A King at Sea
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Roger Knight
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| Series | Penguin Monarchs |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:128 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780141989891
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| Classifications | Dewey:941.075092 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
4 July 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback William IV, 'the Sailor King', is best known for his naval career and for living for twenty years with the actress Mrs Jordan, with whom he had ten children. Knight's book shows that William was pretty much a disaster in whatever field he found himself.
Author Biography
Roger Knight was Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum until 2000, and now teaches at the Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich. His previous books for Allen Lane/Penguin are The Pursuit of Victory- The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson, which won the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military History, the Mountbatten Award and the Anderson Medal of the Society for Nautical Research, and Britain Against Napoleon- The Organization of Victory, 1793-1815.
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