- Published: 25 April 2019
- ISBN: 9780141989891
- Imprint: Penguin Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128
- RRP: $12.99
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William IV (Penguin Monarchs)
A King at Sea
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The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback
William IV, 'the Sailor King', is best known for his naval career and for living for twenty years with the actress Mrs Jordan, with whom he had ten children. Knight's book shows that William was pretty much a disaster in whatever field he found himself.
- Published: 25 April 2019
- ISBN: 9780141989891
- Imprint: Penguin Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128
- RRP: $12.99
Categories:
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About the author
Roger Knight was Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum until 2000, and now teaches at the Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich. The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson won the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military History, the Mountbatten Award and the Anderson Medal of the Society for Nautical Research.