Title Statement |
Gilded youth: a history of growing up in the royal family : from the Plantagenets to the Cambridges / Tom Quinn. |
Author |
Quinn, Tom, 1956- |
Publication |
New York: Pegasus Books,2023. |
Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
Extent of Item |
xviii, 277 pages ; |
ISBN |
9781639365135 (hardcover) |
Other Number |
pr07205566 |
Contents |
Introduction --Whipping boys and infant kings --Bed-pan babies --Mad, bad and sad : royal children from George I to William IV --'My daughters have turned into cows': the children of Queen Victoria --Better daughters than sons : the children of Edward VII --The return of knock knees : the children of George V --Pride and joy : the children of George VI --Change and decay : the children of Elizabeth II --Ancient and modern : the children of Charles and Diana --Modern love : the children of William and Kate --Children in exile : the children of Meghan and Harry --Epilogue. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
"A colorful, fascinating look at growing up in the royal family over the centuries, from the Plantagenets and Tudors to the Windsors and Cambridges. Gilded Youth looks at centuries of growing up aristocratic and royal-from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom to Prince Andrew peeing on a stable lad's shoes; from Princess Margaret putting horse manure in a footman's pockets to Diana Spencer wearing crop tops, kissing a local village boy, and drinking cider in a bus shelter; from a teenage Prince Harry throwing up in the street to Prince William becoming completely obsessed with doing the right thing regardless of the feelings of his younger brother."-- |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Child rearing--Social aspects |
Kings and rulers--Children |
Monarchy--History |
Princes--Biography--Great Britain |
Princesses--Biography--Great Britain |
Royal houses--Great Britain |
Child rearing--Social aspects--Great Britain |
By Location |
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Children |
Great Britain--Biography--Kings and rulers--Children |
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Children--History |
By Genre |
Biographies |
Personal narratives |