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Sailor King William IV: A disastrous reign of naval blunders and scandalous affairs.
William IV (Penguin Monarchs)
A King at Sea
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128 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2019
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Summary
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England’s rulers - now in paperback.
William IV, ‘the Sailor King’, is best known for his naval career and for living for twenty years with the actress Mrs Jordan, with whom he had ten children. Knight’s book shows that William was pretty much a disaster in whatever field he found himself.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141989891 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141989890 |
| Author: | Roger Knight |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 7mm x 111mm x 181mm |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
111 × 181 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Roger Knight
Roger Knight was Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum until 2000, and now teaches at the Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich.
His previous books for Allen Lane/Penguin include:
- The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson (winner of the Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military History, the Mountbatten Award, and the Anderson Medal of the Society for Nautical Research)
- Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory, 1793-1815
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