“She is one of the kindest and most considerate of people, and it is not for nothing that most of the staff in her employ have been there all their lives, and grown old with her.” My great-grandfather was one of those staff; he (so my grandmother said) deeply respected her, and returned from a formal retirement to continue to work with her - so I think he would have agreed with Marion Crawford.
I enjoyed this. I recently read Jane Ridley's George V and Mary comes across very differently in that biography. If anything she was the more entertaining and interesting of the two.
Thank you for reading and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I think that, just as we all are, its hard to get a truly accurate portrait of who historical figures actually were.
I loved reading the biography of Mary by James Pope-Hennessy, and the follow up about writing it. Completely changed my perspective.
I love articles like this that use multiple sources to create a picture of a figure. Excellent work! :)
Thank you so much! Thanks for reading.
“She is one of the kindest and most considerate of people, and it is not for nothing that most of the staff in her employ have been there all their lives, and grown old with her.” My great-grandfather was one of those staff; he (so my grandmother said) deeply respected her, and returned from a formal retirement to continue to work with her - so I think he would have agreed with Marion Crawford.
WOW! How neat is that! Thank you so much for sharing, this made my day!
You’re welcome!
I enjoyed this. I recently read Jane Ridley's George V and Mary comes across very differently in that biography. If anything she was the more entertaining and interesting of the two.
Thank you for reading and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I think that, just as we all are, its hard to get a truly accurate portrait of who historical figures actually were.