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The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler -- and each other.. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians who barely thought him up to the job. Meanwhile, as the now-Duke of Windsor awaited the decree that would allow him to marry his mistress Wallis Simpson, he took an increased interest in the expansionist plans of Adolf Hitler. He may even have gone so far as to betray his country in the process. And as double agents and Nazi spies thronged the corridors of Buckingham Palace, the only man the King could trust was his Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
About the Author
Alexander Larman is an author, historian and journalist. After reading English at Oxford, from where he graduated with a First, he ghost-wrote and edited various memoirs and biographies, including the late artist and flneur Sebastian Horsley's . His involvement with the book led Horsley to say 'there is no man in London more capable of genius - or a flop - than Alexander Larman'. He began his own writing career with (Head of Zeus, 2014) , a biography of the 17th century poet and libertine Lord Rochester, and followed this with (Head of Zeus, 2016) a social history of the year 1666, and (Head of Zeus, 2016) , an 'anti-biography' of the poet Lord Byron and the significant women in his life. His next book, (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020) was a revisionist history of the abdication saga. It was selected by the and as one of their best books of the year and led to significant international media coverage of the new revelations about the event. As a journalist, Larman regularly contributes to titles including and , for which he serves as literary editor. He lives in Oxford with his wife and daughter.
