Contents

Genealogical Table

EDWARD VII

1. ‘Suppression Prepares for Overflow’

2. ‘The Smart Set Had Come Into Their Own’

3. ‘Every Inch the King of England’

4. ‘… and Every Inch the First Gentleman in Europe’

5. ‘Great Influence but Little Direct Power’

Illustrations

Further Reading

Picture Credits

Notes

Acknowledgements

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