The explosive new book by the bestselling author of The Mountbattens
Andrew Lownie was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was Dunster History Prizeman and President of the Union, before taking his Masters and doctorate at Edinburgh University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and former visiting fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, he has run his own literary agency since 1988. A trustee of the Campaign for Freedom of Information and President of The Biographers Club, he has written for the Times, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Spectator and Guardian and formerly served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
'...page-turner of a biography. Andrew Lownie draws revealing
insights from his diligent research...This compelling biography
disabuses the reader of any romantic notions once held, not least
initially by Churchill, about Edward. Lownie paints a devastating
portrait of the duke and duchess...this biography is a timely point
of comparison when set against the ongoing trials and tribulations
of the House of Windsor...a cautionary tale of a royal whose
behaviour, values and standards squandered the respect, loyalty and
pride of the people he was call upon to serve.' - The Tablet
'Thoroughly researched and compelling narrative of one of the most
controversial periods in royal history.' - Andrew Morton
'Lownie reveals Edward not as a dupe of the Nazis, but an active
and culpable collaborator...The list of individuals interviewed and
archives consulted is formidable. The more impressive then, that
this is a wonderfully readable and succinct story.' - BBC History
Magazine
'Andrew Lownie has a remarkable ability to fashion a compelling
narrative from raw archive text and personal reminiscence. His
Traitor King (Blink, 25), about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and
their questionable cohorts, is every bit as absorbing as his
earlier history of the Mountbattens.' - Andrew Lycett, Spectator
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