Edward Vii
Peaceful yet popular and very well respected, plays an influential part in bringing Great Britain, France, and Russia together in 1907 into the Triple Entente. One of the most wittiest and inventive satirist’s writers in England is a journalist most noted for his fiction pieces, known as Hector Hugh Munro. Saki is his pen name ( Comptons Online Encyclopedia). His typical stories are marked by amoral reversal revenge on the pretentious cruel practical jokes, and uncary supernatural incidents (Encyclopedia of Knowledge). Evidence from research has proven to show that 's political practices and beliefs have almost no influence on Saki's writings.
is born in London in 1841, at ...
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In 1901, Edward is the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland and empire of India (Encyclopedia Americana, 544). Edward takes place in many public duties, has a close interest in politics, and has an intrest in the military. He opposed attemps to reduce public spending on the armed forces (Langguth,129).In 1904, Edward contributed to the Entente Cordiale, and the Anglo Russian Agreement of 1907 (www.ukdb.web.aol.com). While at throne, Edward helps support the Territorial and Reserve Forces Acts, helped find Royal College of Music,witnessed the conservative party split,opposed woman's suffrage, and Edward is a patron of Arts and Sciences. Edward is also a familiar figure in the worlds of racing, yachting, and grouse shooting ( Somerset,29). After a short reign of only nine years, , the King, collapsed on the afternoon of May 6, 1910, after a series of heart attacks. He left the throne to his son, King George V ( www.spartcus.com).
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