ladyaudleyssecrettumlbr: I know very little about royal history and have been rather surprised to…
I know very little about royal history and have been rather surprised to find that George V, instead of being a dull imposing old tyrant as I always assumed, was dull, lacking in presence, shy and affectionate… well to his mum and wife and friends anyway. The book I’ve been reading hasn’t explored his relationship with his children in depth though, concentrating more on his relationships with the Kaiser and the Tsar and the run up to the First World War. Pretty sure it was this George who said something emotionally constipated along the lines of how given he’d been afraid of his father and his father in turn afraid of his own father, he was going to ensure his children were afraid of him… was Edward really an intimidating dad though? I’d be interested to know more about why George experienced him as such.
My only knowledge of him is based on the way he was portrayed in The King’s Speech. Which, granted, probably not the most complete basis for understanding. What book have you been reading? Do you recommend it?
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