Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister, Pauline (1780-1825), took on so many well-endowed lovers that her doctors diagnosed her with an exhausted vagina. Pictures are very vibrant and have a lot of details which allow children to talk about what they see. Without the Entente Cordiale and Bertie's frequent personal interventions to calm the manic wrath of his psychotic nephew Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, the First World War would have come earlier and with Britain even less well-prepared," argues Clarke. In fact, there are many historical figures that would no doubt be drying out in nooky rehab if they were around today. Ancient Rome boasts a rollcall of sexually incontinent Emperors that make Silvio Berlusconi look like Jonas Brother. Most biographers ignore Bertie's French escapades or dismiss them as failings, often depicting Edward VII as an ineffectual monarch overshad-owed by his mother. But Clarke insists it was his secret life in Paris that turned Bertie into the only man in Europe who could control the Kaiser.

An extremely funny story abut hygiene. This book was found in nursery and I used it as part of story time and the children thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted to hear it over and over. It has a great message for hygiene and can be related to all children of all ages. In later years, political leaders would often greet each other with “the kiss of peace” which was Biblically sanctioned. Again, the kiss meant nothing more than a handshake does today.What convinced Clarke Bertie could have prevented the First World War was a speech by future French president Raymond Poincaré in 1912 at the unveiling of a statue of Bertie in Cannes. "It was a wonderful speech written two years after Bertie's death in which Poincaré called him 'Europe's peace maker' and basically said 'now he is dead there is going to be a war'.

Kennedy, Paul M. (2004), The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery, London: Penguin Books, pp.215–216 Ashley, Mike (1998), The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens, London: Robinson, pp.694–695, ISBN 978-1-84119-096-9 Before his accession to the throne, Edward was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. He was surpassed by his great-great-grandson Charles III on 20 April 2011. [128] The title Prince of Wales is not automatically held by the heir apparent; it is bestowed by the reigning monarch at a time of his or her choosing. [129] Edward was the longest-serving holder of that title until surpassed by Charles on 9 September 2017. [130] Edward was Prince of Wales between 8 December 1841 and 22 January 1901 (59 years, 45 days); Charles held the title between 26 July 1958 and 8 September 2022 (64years, 44days). [129] [131] [132] Says Clarke: "It is not always wise to trust a French politician's judgments but in this case Poincaré seems to have hit the nail on the tête." He believes if Bertie had been alive when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, he would almost certainly have stopped events escalating. "He would have assembled his oldest surviving friend in Europe, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary, and his nephews the Kaiser and the Tsar on a yacht or at a spa, handed out the cigars and talked firmly but amiably about the danger of a pointless war.Thanks for this, it is great. A really engaging way to teach this topic. The link for the board game isn't working? Can you help please? Thanks.
The Wimbledon family keep getting woken up by their dog, Stanley - what could he possibly be up to in the middle of the night? Find out in this brilliantly inventive and funny picture book. Lloyd, Will (9 September 2022). "King Charles is no longer Hamlet". UnHerd . Retrieved 12 September 2022.