Imperial marriage
Subtitle: an Edwardian war and peace
By: Hugh and Mirabel Cecil.
Contributors: Cecil, Mirabel.
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Cecil, Edward, Lord, 1867-1918.; Milner, Alfred Milner, Viscount, 1854-1925.; Cecil family.; Hatfield House (England); Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Biography.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-356) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; title: Maps; title: Family Trees; title: Prologue; title: 1. A Hatfield Childhood; title: 2. Youth; title: 3. Violet Maxse; title: 4. Violet in Society; title: 5. Gambling and Love; title: 6. Married Life; title: 7. The Sudan; title: 8. 'The Apotheosis of Empire'; title: 9. The South African Crisis; title: 10. Groote Schuur; title: 11. Mafeking; title: 12. 'A Tided Female Foreman'; title: 13. The Relief; title: 14. Rifts; title: 15. Alfred Milner, Success and Failure; title: 16. Great Wigsell; title: 17. Edward in Egypt; title: 18. George at War; title: 19. Bereavement; title: 20. Last Years in Egypt; title: 21. The Death of Edward; title: 22. The Return of Peace; title: 23. Lady Milner; title: 24. The Widow of Wigsell; title: 25. Wartime at Wigsell; title: 26. Memories; title: Sources; title: Bibliography; title: Photographic Acknowledgements; title: Index.