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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
www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
Invaluable resource for anyone attempting to untangle the royal family tree.

The Royal Durbars
www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/indiadurbars.htm
Small collection of images of the three royal Durbars.

The Royal Stamp Collection
www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page408.asp
The royal family's official site gives a brief history of royal philately, highlighting George's contribution.

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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