Reviews for The life and times of George V

The average rating for The life and times of George V based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-03-17 00:00:00 Ginny Culberson It's a pretty decent overview of British politics under George V's reign, with adequate coverage of the great issues between 1910-1936. The pictures are interesting, perhaps the book's chief virtue. It was written before Margaret Thatcher's time, and there is a definite Labour bias. But it is much more "Times" than "Life", which is understandable. The constitutional monarch good at his/her job simply doesn't have much serious impact upon history, and George V was good at his job. There are better biographies out there than this one, but it marks a good introduction to the man and his period. Confused by most of the reviews below, who seem to be mistaking George V and George VI.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Jeffrey Drummond Good introduction to the topic but a little short on detail for those who may have more of a grounding in the subject