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Manage episode 380645032 series 3258730
1. Royalty v Republic 2. The 'Crown' tv show 3. Princess Alice, the Duke of Edinburgh's mother 4. Mad, bad and bonkers 5. Modernisation of the Royal Family. 6. Conclusion
Tom talks with the UK's pre-eminent expert on royalty, Hugo Vickers. He has written many biographies of 20th century figures, including Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Andrew of Greece, and the Queen Mother. His book, The Quest for Queen Mary, sold 40,000 copies in various forms. He has attacked the fifty episodes of the Netflix series of The Crown – in his book, The Crown Dissected (2019), all of which are available as an e-book.
So It Goes
Tom Assheton & James Jackson
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https://www.instagram.com/bloodyviolenthistory/
https://www.jamesjacksonbooks.com
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Manage episode 380645032 series 3258730
1. Royalty v Republic 2. The 'Crown' tv show 3. Princess Alice, the Duke of Edinburgh's mother 4. Mad, bad and bonkers 5. Modernisation of the Royal Family. 6. Conclusion
Tom talks with the UK's pre-eminent expert on royalty, Hugo Vickers. He has written many biographies of 20th century figures, including Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Andrew of Greece, and the Queen Mother. His book, The Quest for Queen Mary, sold 40,000 copies in various forms. He has attacked the fifty episodes of the Netflix series of The Crown – in his book, The Crown Dissected (2019), all of which are available as an e-book.
So It Goes
Tom Assheton & James Jackson
Ref:
See also:
https://www.instagram.com/bloodyviolenthistory/
https://www.jamesjacksonbooks.com
If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcast App? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps to spread the word
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