{"product_id":"9781448108282","title":"Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle,  by Stephen Clarke, author of \u003ci\u003e1000 Years of Annoying the French\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Year in the Merde.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English. He was the first ever guest to climb the Eiffel Tower with Gustave Eiffel, in defiance of an official English ban on  his visit. He turned his French seduction skills into the diplomatic prowess that sealed the Entente Cordiale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quintessentially English king? \u003ci\u003ePas du tout!\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Clarke argues that as 'Dirty Bertie', Edward learned \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e the essentials in life from the French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143120994544,"sku":"9781448108282","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448108282_p0.jpg?v=1763831206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448108282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}