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The King's Speech

How one man saved the British monarchy

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One man saved the British Royal Family in the early 20th century, not a prime minister or archbishop, but a self-taught speech therapist named Lionel Logue, dubbed 'The Quack who saved a King' by a 1930s newspaper. An Australian commoner, Logue transformed the nervous, tongue-tied Duke of York into one of Britain's greatest kings after Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. This untold story explores the remarkable relationship between Logue and the future King George VI, drawing exclusively from Logue's diaries and archives, with contributions from his grandson. It highlights the intimacy between the two men and the crucial role played by the King's wife, the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in uniting them to salvage her husband's reputation and reign. The narrative offers astonishing insights into a private world, revealing the torment George VI endured from his father, George V, due to his stammer. This personal portrait of the British monarchy during a time of crisis is uniquely seen through the eyes of an Australian commoner who took pride in serving and saving his King.

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The King's Speech, Mark Logue, Peter Conradi

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Rok vydání
2010
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Titul
The King's Speech
Podtitul
How one man saved the British monarchy
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavatel
Quercus
Rok vydání
2010
Vazba
měkká
Počet stran
256
ISBN10
0857381105
ISBN13
9780857381101
Série
První vydání
2009
Původní název
The King
Hodnocení
3,65 z 5
Anotace
One man saved the British Royal Family in the early 20th century, not a prime minister or archbishop, but a self-taught speech therapist named Lionel Logue, dubbed 'The Quack who saved a King' by a 1930s newspaper. An Australian commoner, Logue transformed the nervous, tongue-tied Duke of York into one of Britain's greatest kings after Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. This untold story explores the remarkable relationship between Logue and the future King George VI, drawing exclusively from Logue's diaries and archives, with contributions from his grandson. It highlights the intimacy between the two men and the crucial role played by the King's wife, the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in uniting them to salvage her husband's reputation and reign. The narrative offers astonishing insights into a private world, revealing the torment George VI endured from his father, George V, due to his stammer. This personal portrait of the British monarchy during a time of crisis is uniquely seen through the eyes of an Australian commoner who took pride in serving and saving his King.