. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. THE BOYHOOD OF A GREAT KING 184I-1858 AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY YEARS OFTHE LIFE OF HIS MAJESTY EDWARD VII ILLUSTRATED BY REPRODUCTIONS OF AUNIQUE SERIES OF CONTEMPORARY ROYALAUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS AND DRAWINGS By a. M. BROADLEY AUTHOR OF TUNIS PAST AND PRESENT, AND HOW WE DEFENDED ARABI ; JOINT-AUTHOR OFTHE three DORSET CAPTAINS AT TRAFALGAR HARPER AND BROTHERS LONDON AND NEW YORK MCMVI t^ TO MY MOTHER MY FIRST AND BEST TEACHER THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED ON HER SEVENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY CON


. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. THE BOYHOOD OF A GREAT KING 184I-1858 AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY YEARS OFTHE LIFE OF HIS MAJESTY EDWARD VII ILLUSTRATED BY REPRODUCTIONS OF AUNIQUE SERIES OF CONTEMPORARY ROYALAUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS AND DRAWINGS By a. M. BROADLEY AUTHOR OF TUNIS PAST AND PRESENT, AND HOW WE DEFENDED ARABI ; JOINT-AUTHOR OFTHE three DORSET CAPTAINS AT TRAFALGAR HARPER AND BROTHERS LONDON AND NEW YORK MCMVI t^ TO MY MOTHER MY FIRST AND BEST TEACHER THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED ON HER SEVENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE Introduction ....... i I. The Royal Nurseries and School-rooms of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries . 29 II. The Upbringing of two Heiresses to the BritishThrone: Princess Charlotte of Wales [1796-1817], Princess Victoria [1819-1837] . 50 III. The Accession, Coronation and Marriage of Queen Victoria ...... 67 IV. Birth of the Prince of Wales, November 9, 1841 88 V. Three Years of Happy Childhood, 1842-1843- 1844 . . . . .112 VI. Who Shall Educate the Prince of Wales ?The Gooboyhoodofgreatki00broa


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