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Edward VII - Prince of Pleasure

23/03/2010

BBC Two - Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure

Film unravelling the mystery of King Edward VII and how his legacy is still relevant.

Documentary unravelling the mystery of King Edward VII - dynasty builder and sex addict, boorish philistine and civilised cosmopolitan - and shows his legacy is still relevant.

King Edward VII has always been an enigma. Twentieth-century dynasty builder and sex addict, boorish philistine and civilised cosmopolitan - he was all of these. Using extensive new research, this documentary unravels the mystery of a thoroughly modern monarch and shows that his legacy is still relevant today.

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