DB
's father, Reginald Baliol Brett
, became the second Viscount Esher after his father
's death in 1899. In his capacity as a peer and courtier, Reginald Regy Brett wore distinguished hats after being...
Later in life especially, Trefusis liked to whisper to friends that she was really the daughter of Edward VII
, whom she and her sister called Grandpapa and Kingy Gateau as children.
Souhami, Diana. Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter. Flamingo.
Roberts, Brian. The Mad Bad Line. Hamish Hamilton.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Dedications
Florence Dixie
The journey was undertaken with the intention of writing about it. The book appeared with a dedication, by permission, to the Prince of Wales
.
Roberts, Brian. The Mad Bad Line. Hamish Hamilton.
83
Cultural formation
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Born Scottish, with some Irish forebears, the young Conan Doyle (later SACD
) was somewhat precariously placed in the British middle class, living in comparative poverty but supported through a privileged education by richer relations...
Birth
Carola Oman
CO
was born in Oxford, the middle child in a family of three, during a visit to Oxford by the Prince of Wales
.
Oman, Carola. An Oxford Childhood. Hodder and Stoughton.