This is a very thorough, well researched biography of King Edward of Great Britian who ruled from the late 1890s (or so) to the early 1900s. It details his relationships with his mother, wife, and mistresses. Queen Victoria, his mother, was quite a piece of work! She was super critical of him, an...
One of the fallacies Bagehot skewered was the idea that it was the function of the Crown to give a moral example to the nation. Queen Victoria’s domestic virtues were admirable, but not an essential part of her role, claimed Bagehot, and it was unfair to criticize her son for not following her ex...