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The Real George V
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Websites
History of Jubilees
www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page927.asp
Official history of royal jubilee celebrations, from George III to Elizabeth II.
Royal Genealogies
http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html
Invaluable resource for anyone attempting to untangle the royal family tree.
Durbars
www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/india/indiadurbars.htm
Small collection of images of the three royal Durbars.
The Royal Philatelic Collection
www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4979.asp
This part of the royal family's official site gives a comprehensive account of royal philately, highlighting George V's contribution.
Prince Albert Victor (1864-1892)
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/e-h/eddy6.html
Concise biography of George V's older brother, whose was posthumously accused of being Jack the Ripper.
Books
Darling Georgie: The enigma of George V by Dennis Friedman (Peter Owen, 1998) £18.95
Psychological study focusing on George's relationships with his mother, father and sons.
Dynasty by Donald Spoto (Simon & Schuster, 1996) £6.99
Gossipy but well-researched history of the royal family from Victoria to Diana.
Edward and Alexandra by Richard Hough (Hodder & Stoughton, 1992) £6.99
Biography of George's parents. Uncritical but thorough and readable.
King Edward VIII by Philip Ziegler (Sutton, 2001) £14.99
A revised edition of the authoritative biography of George's son and heir.
King George V by Kenneth Rose (Phoenix Press, 2000) £14.99
Prize-winning biography whose workaday style matches its subject.
Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld by Theo Aronson (John
Murray, 1994). Out of print.
Level-headed study of George's disreputable elder brother, debunking some of the wilder theories that have grown up around him.
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