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092    BIO|bEDWARD 
100 1  Arnold, Catharine,|eauthor. 
245 10 Edward VII :|bthe Prince of Wales and the women he loved /
       |cCatharine Arnold. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2017. 
300    viii, 291 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-280) and 
       index. 
520    "Edward Prince of Wales, better known as "Bertie," was the
       eldest son of Queen Victoria. Charming and dissolute, he 
       was a larger-than-life personality with king-size 
       appetites. A lifelong womanizer, Bertie conducted his 
       countless liaisons against the glittering backdrop of 
       London society, Europe, and the stately homes of England 
       in the second half of the 19th century. Bertie's lovers 
       were beautiful, spirited, society women who embraced a 
       wide field of occupations. There was Lillie Langtry, the 
       simple Jersey girl who would become an actress and 
       producer; "Daisy" Brooke, Countess of Warwick, the 
       extravagant socialite who embraced socialism and stood for
       Parliament as a Labour party candidate; bisexual French 
       actress Sarah Bernhardt, celebrated for her decadent 
       appeal and opium habit; and by total contrast the starchy 
       Agnes Keyser, who founded a hospital for army officers. 
       One of Bertie's most intriguing liaisons was with American
       heiress Jennie Churchill, unhappy wife of Sir Randolph 
       Churchill and mother of Sir Winston. While the scandals 
       resulting from his affairs--from suicides to divorces--
       were a blight on the royal family, Bertie would become a 
       surprisingly modern monarch. His major accomplishment was 
       transforming the British monarchy into the modern 
       institution that we know today and ensuring its survival 
       in a period when every other European dynasty collapsed in
       the wake of WWI"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Edward|bVII,|cKing of Great Britain,|d1841-1910|xRelations
       with women. 
651  0 Great Britain|xKings and rulers|xParamours|vBiography. 
651  0 Great Britain|xKings and rulers|vBiography.