Wallis in love, the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy, Andrew Morton
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Wallis in love, the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy, Andrew Morton
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page [343]-376) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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platesillustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Wallis in love
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bibliography
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989965984
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Andrew Morton
Sub title
the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy
Summary
Before she was the woman who enticed a king from his throne, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish girl from Baltimore. Morton shows how she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine, taking us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and London
Table Of Contents
"All is love" -- I married a sadist -- He was simply irresistible -- "The world's biggest tease" -- Wallis stole my man -- "This weird royal obsession" -- "Mission accomplished" -- A shortlist of one -- A bounder, a libertine, and a spy -- "Wally for queen!" -- "You God-damned fool" -- I want your baby -- "Only one woman exists for him" -- "A whole nation against one woman" -- "The only man I've ever loved" -- "Ice runs through their veins" -- "Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis."
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- Biographies
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Biography
- HISTORY / Women
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Marriages of royalty and nobility
- Marriage
- 1900-1999
- History
- Great Britain
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Marriage
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
- Nobility
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
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- Biographies
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Biography
- HISTORY / Women
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Marriages of royalty and nobility
- Marriage
- 1900-1999
- History
- Great Britain
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Marriage
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
- Nobility
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
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