The King: The Life of Charles III
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- Author：Christopher Andersen
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Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen comes a vivid and unsparing yet sympathetic portrait of one of the most complex and enigmatic figures of our time: Charles， who has taken his place on the throne after being the oldest and longest-serving heir in British history。
Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born， he has been groomed to be King。 After more than seventy years of waiting， he finally ascends the throne。
The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure， set against the grand， thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy。 This richly detailed biography covers it all， from his military training to his marriage to Lady Diana， through their separation and her tragic death to his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles。 In the process， it provides a balanced but fully honest look into the life of the new monarch。 This book will tell you what the King—a man who has remained something of an enigma， shrouded in speculation and intrigue—is really like。
The King is the first biography of Charles since he has become monarch and serves as an authoritative chronicle of his life。
Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born， he has been groomed to be King。 After more than seventy years of waiting， he finally ascends the throne。
The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure， set against the grand， thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy。 This richly detailed biography covers it all， from his military training to his marriage to Lady Diana， through their separation and her tragic death to his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles。 In the process， it provides a balanced but fully honest look into the life of the new monarch。 This book will tell you what the King—a man who has remained something of an enigma， shrouded in speculation and intrigue—is really like。
The King is the first biography of Charles since he has become monarch and serves as an authoritative chronicle of his life。
Reviews
Janie A。 Hutchison
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Charles IIII have been reading biographies written by Christopher Andersen for years。 He is exceptional and endlessly fair to his subjects。
Trevor W。
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As many others have pointed out， this book is filled with errors， including perhaps， most glaringly， the author asserting that Queen Elizabeth bestowed Prince Harry and Megan with the title of Duke and Duchess of “Suffolk，” a dukedom that has been extinct for 500 years。
Eric Palanko
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While I always enjoy reading about my beloved royals this was my first foray into what I expected to be mostly KING Charles territory。 Unfortunately most of the book is spent rehashing the same victim Diana/tramp Camilla drama that has been written about ad nauseam in other biographies。 Alas I will never learn， ready for SPARE！
Deborah Booles
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If you want a book to read for entertainment this is your book。 If you want any new information pick a different book。
Dorothy
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This was an informative book about King Charles。 He grew in an unloving home and had many problems as a student。 As he grew so did his many activities many of which were not on the highest order。 It talked about his many indiscretions during his marriage to Diana。 It did surprise me that he had a secret rendezvous with Barbara Streisand。 Of course， included was facts about their divorce and Diana's relation with Dodi， her death， and funeral which was not the way the Queen wanted things。 It also This was an informative book about King Charles。 He grew in an unloving home and had many problems as a student。 As he grew so did his many activities many of which were not on the highest order。 It talked about his many indiscretions during his marriage to Diana。 It did surprise me that he had a secret rendezvous with Barbara Streisand。 Of course， included was facts about their divorce and Diana's relation with Dodi， her death， and funeral which was not the way the Queen wanted things。 It also includes his second marriage and crowning。 。。。more
Chris
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I read this to understand better King Charles。 His early years were interesting， but I have to say I was a bit surprised to learn about the lavish lifestyle and large number of servants， the extravagant 21st birthday party thrown for William， and more。 The royal lifestyle is clearly more than I ever imagined。 I'll leave it at that。 I read this to understand better King Charles。 His early years were interesting， but I have to say I was a bit surprised to learn about the lavish lifestyle and large number of servants， the extravagant 21st birthday party thrown for William， and more。 The royal lifestyle is clearly more than I ever imagined。 I'll leave it at that。 。。。more
Tawnya
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Hard to know what is really true。 Very informative but felt words and thoughts and intentions were sometimes assumed。
Carrie ReadingtoKnow
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I'm giving it 4 stars because it was well-told and educational。 I'm not giving it 4 stars because I very much liked the subject matter。Seals the deal on my not liking and being suspicious of Charles III。 I'm giving it 4 stars because it was well-told and educational。 I'm not giving it 4 stars because I very much liked the subject matter。Seals the deal on my not liking and being suspicious of Charles III。 。。。more
Rene
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Meh—thin retelling with little fresh information
Sherry Brown
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I found this a very interesting book to read。 I always wanted to know more about Charles Phillips life。 This book shared his life which kept me captivated from the beginning to end。
Susan
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I have always loved the royal family， ever since I watched Princess Anne marry Mark Phillips on early Am tv with my mom in 1974。 So with the death of the Queen combined with our trip to the UK last summer， I am back to reading about the royals。 This overview of the life of Prince Charles now King Charles provided a good overview of his life and influences
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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For this and other book reviews， subscribe to my newsletter at www。bargain-sleuth。comI’ve been listening to a lot of royal biographies since this summer’s Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II but haven’t reviewed them， mainly because the bulk of them are just a rehash of old information portrayed in a new way。 The King: The Life of Charles III is the first biography issued of the new king since ascending to the throne upon the death of his mother， Queen Elizabeth。Is there anything new？ Maybe， For this and other book reviews， subscribe to my newsletter at www。bargain-sleuth。comI’ve been listening to a lot of royal biographies since this summer’s Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II but haven’t reviewed them， mainly because the bulk of them are just a rehash of old information portrayed in a new way。 The King: The Life of Charles III is the first biography issued of the new king since ascending to the throne upon the death of his mother， Queen Elizabeth。Is there anything new？ Maybe， if you believe that Charles travels the world with his childhood teddy bear， lovingly patched and repaired over the years by the staff。 Listen， I’ve been following the royal family since 1977， when I was four years old， and sometimes I have to say， who cares？ I mean， if the story is true， so what？ I have a quilt my grandmother made me when I went away to college in 1991 and still use it to this day。 So no scandalous revelations in this book。 As we all know， the scandalous stuff has come out in spades decades ago。This is a comprehensive book of Charles III that is largely sympathetic to the king。 There are a few chestnuts of information that I don’t believe I’ve seen in print anywhere， and I’m not going to spoil it for you beyond the teddy bear revelation if you’re interested。 Diana does not come off well， and Camilla is seen more sympathetically than in some of the other books I’ve read or listened to in recent memory。 I’m still on the fence about Camilla。 I adored Diana growing up， and I’m sympathetic to the mental health challenges she had， but I’m also sympathetic to Camilla， who was deemed to have a past and therefore unmarriageable to the future king。 As a Catholic， I’m still disappointed in the adultery， but after this amount of time， I also realize there’s only one whose judgment they need to worry about when they meet their maker and it certainly isn’t me。 And from what I’ve seen， Queen Consort Camilla has worked her ass off since 2005 to be accepted by the British people and is doing a bang-up job。 How long does one have to pay for past mistakes？ Exactly。 Those who still call her the rottweiler are unkind and unforgiving， and I for one， have a forgiving heart。Charles had the rough luck of having a mother who became queen when he was a mere preschooler， and a father who was unsympathetic to a much more sensitive boy than he was。 Over the years， the king’s description of his childhood has tempered with age， and I believe once those revelations were made， relationships with his parents got better。 There was a time in my life where I was frustrated by how I was raised and held resentment against my mother for her failings after my father died， but with maturity I realized she was doing the best she could in difficult circumstances and from that point on， I had a wonderful relationship with my mother because I was able to let go of the childhood baggage。 I believe the same is true of Charles III。I’m passionate about several of the king’s pet projects， like the environment and the loathing of urban architecture。 And my opinion of him has changed from those days when he was breaking Diana’s heart， to realize that it’s got to be tough waiting a lifetime for the top job， knowing that only the death of his mother would allow him to be king。When I lost my mother earlier this year， I really didn’t have time to mourn， and I imagine the same is true for King Charles III。 Life returns to normal after the funeral， and life must go on。 I wonder what sort of King Charles will turn out to be。 。。。more
Lee J Anderson
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I enjoyed this book。 Easy to read and kept my interest。
WM D。
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The king the life of Charles 111 was a good book。 It examines the life of King Charles from his birth to his becoming king。
Ligia Bonetti
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I cannot relate with “King Charles” ways。 Soft and insecure as he was described by his own parents， Charles has a horrendous personality and a very selfish way of living his life。 His marriage to Diana was the biggest demonstration of his heartless and cruel soul。 I am not English therefore I cannot even begin to understand how can a monarchy lead by such a man can continue in time。 Having said that， Queen Elizabeth was a great woman and leader。 Strong， courageous and exemplary。 She deserved to I cannot relate with “King Charles” ways。 Soft and insecure as he was described by his own parents， Charles has a horrendous personality and a very selfish way of living his life。 His marriage to Diana was the biggest demonstration of his heartless and cruel soul。 I am not English therefore I cannot even begin to understand how can a monarchy lead by such a man can continue in time。 Having said that， Queen Elizabeth was a great woman and leader。 Strong， courageous and exemplary。 She deserved to live as long as she did and for sure she will be remembered for her great poise， discipline and loyalty to her country。 The book is ok written but nothing spectacular。 。。。more
Susan
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There's nothing new to be seen here。 I gave it three stars because I was at least entertained but red flags went up when the author wrote that the Royal Family "wiled away" time。 It's whiled。 And then the author told us that Charles was awarded the Victor Scully prize。 It's VINCENT Scully， not Victor。 I didn't even go to Yale School of Architecture and know that。 I got bored toward the end and my Libby version kept freezing so I couldn't advance pages so I just stopped when Harry and Meghan move There's nothing new to be seen here。 I gave it three stars because I was at least entertained but red flags went up when the author wrote that the Royal Family "wiled away" time。 It's whiled。 And then the author told us that Charles was awarded the Victor Scully prize。 It's VINCENT Scully， not Victor。 I didn't even go to Yale School of Architecture and know that。 I got bored toward the end and my Libby version kept freezing so I couldn't advance pages so I just stopped when Harry and Meghan moved to LA。 。。。more
John Bohnert
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This is a fascinating biography of Charles Windsor。
Susan Long
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