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The New York Times Book Review - John Sutherland Ridley's superb book is the fruit of a decade's immersion in the royal archives, a privilege rarely granted. And her work was all the trickier because, at least in the past, royal archivists have often seen their role as not merely preserving documents but burying material deleterious to the interests of the throneTo penetrate the protective murk, Ridley has applied detective as well as scholarly skills. Publishers Weekly 09/23/2013 After researching in the royal archives at Windsor Palace for more than five years, Ridley, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and professor of history at Buckingham University, wove together this marvelously rich biography of Edward VII (18411910).
