Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure

Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure

Britain’s King Edward VII has always been something of an enigma. A complex man filled with contradictions, he was a pioneering royal, while also a philanderer, a boorish philistine and a civilized man of ideas. Using extensive new research, this history documentary unravels the mystery of a thoroughly modern monarch and reveals that his legacy is still relevant today.

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