{"product_id":"dirty-bertie-an-english-king-made-in-france-9780099574323","title":"Dirty Bertie An English King Made in France","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle,  by Stephen Clarke, author of \u003ci\u003e1000 Years of Annoying the French\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Year in the Merde.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. He was the first ever guest to climb the Eiffel Tower with Gustave Eiffel, in defiance of an official English ban on  his visit. He turned his French seduction skills into the diplomatic prowess that sealed the Entente Cordiale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quintessentially English king? \u003ci\u003ePas du tout!\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Clarke argues that as ''Dirty Bertie'', Edward learned \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e the essentials in life from the French.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wicked and witty biography. * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eA comic history which manages to combine Clarke’s brand of jaunty, bawdy humour … with being genuinely informative about French history. * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eFine historical romp. * Daily Mail *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515358241111,"sku":"9780099574323","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dirty-bertie-an-english-king-made-in-france-9780099574323","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}