His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I AN APPRECIATION4. CHAPTER II BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS5. CHAPTER III THE KING’S BOYHOOD6. CHAPTER IV OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE, AND THE CURRAGH7. CHAPTER V THE KING’S VISIT TO CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES8. CHAPTER VI DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT—TOUR IN THE EAST9. CHAPTER VII THE WEDDING OF KING EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA10. CHAPTER VIII EARLY MARRIED LIFE11. CHAPTER IX THEIR MAJESTIES’ TOUR IN EGYPT AND THE MEDITERRANEAN12. CHAPTER X THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR—THE KING’S ILLNESS13. CHAPTER XI 1873-187514. CHAPTER XII THE KING’S TOUR IN INDIA15. CHAPTER XIII QUIET YEARS OF PUBLIC WORK, 1876-1887—VISIT TO IRELAND—QUEEN VICTORIA’S GOLDEN JUBILEE16. CHAPTER XIV SILVER WEDDING OF KING EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA—ENGAGEMENT AND MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS LOUISE17. CHAPTER XV THE BACCARAT CASE—BIRTH OF LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF—THE KING’S FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY—ILLNESS OF PRINCE GEORGE18. CHAPTER XVI THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE19. CHAPTER XVII THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES—MARRIAGE OF PRINCE GEORGE—THE DIAMOND JUBILEE—DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF TECK20. CHAPTER XVIII LATER YEARS—A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE KING—GRADUAL RECOVERY—THE ATTEMPT ON THE KING’S LIFE21. CHAPTER XIX THE KING AS A COUNTRY SQUIRE22. CHAPTER XX THE KING IN LONDON23. CHAPTER XXI THE KING AND STATE POLICY24. CHAPTER XXII THE KING AND THE SERVICES25. CHAPTER XXIII THE KING AND FREEMASONRY26. CHAPTER XXIV THE KING AS A PHILANTHROPIST27. CHAPTER XXV THE KING AS A SPORTSMAN28. CHAPTER XXVI DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA—THE KING’S ACCESSION