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History Extra podcast

Britain’s love affair with Edward VII

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The death of King Edward VII in 1910 pitched Britain into a frenzy of mourning, as the nation marked the passing of a symbol of continuity and stability in an ever more unpredictable world. Speaking to Spencer Mizen, Martin Williams reveals how the ageing, conservative king emerged from the shadow of Queen Victoria’s reign to charm a nation experiencing dizzying change. (Ad) Martin Williams is the author of The King is Dead, Long Live the King!: Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain (Hodder & Stoughton, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king%2Fmartin-williams%2F9781529383317 The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.6

Welcome to the History Extra Podcast.

1:02.6

Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

1:15.7

The death of King Edward VII in 1910 pitched Britain into a frenzy of mourning.

1:22.5

As the nation marked the passing of a symbol of continuity and stability in an ever more

1:28.7

unpredictable world, Edward's demise and his subject's reaction to it is the long pad for Martin

1:35.6

Williams' new book The King is Dead Long Live the King. Here, in conversation with Spensemism,

1:43.1

Martin reveals how an aging conservative King won the hearts of a nation experiencing dizzying change.

1:52.0

Thanks for joining us today.

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