Young Wilhelm
Subtitle: the Kaiser's early life, 1859-1888
By: John C.G. Röhl ; translated by Jeremy Gaines and Rebecca Wallach.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 979
Subjects: William, II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.; Germany -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; Germany -- History -- William I, 1871-1888.
Description: Counter This rich and compelling volume describes the life of Kaiser Wilhelm II from his birth in 1859 to his accession to the Prusso-German throne in 1888, a story so extraordinary that it will fascinate anyone interested in the psychology and the throng of personalities of the period. Its aim is to set the characters on the stage and let them speak for themselves, which in their letters and diaries the Victorians and Wilhelminians did with quite extraordinary clarity and persuasive power. The central theme is the bitter conflict between the handicapped Prince and his liberal parents, and in particular with his mother, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and the utter failure of a daring educational experiment intended to turn the young Prince into a liberal Anglophile.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 957-966) and index.