Table of Contents
Dramatis personae ix
Introduction xv
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 The Royal Concubine 13
Chapter 2 'The Most Modernistic Man in England' 29
Chapter 3 God Save the King 51
Chapter 4 'Flatterers, Sycophants and Malice' 71
Chapter 5 'Power Without Responsibility' 89
Chapter 6 'The Most Serious Crisis of My Life' 107
Chapter 7 'Something Must Be Done' 125
Chapter 8 'A Clever Means of Escape' 141
Chapter 9 'Make Britain Great Again' 157
Chapter 10 'The Best Story Since the Resurrection' 175
Chapter 11 'This Is a Bugger' 189
Chapter 12 'Wherever You Go, I Will Follow You' 207
Chapter 13 Failing Tragically 223
Chapter 14 'Pity and Terror' 241
Chapter 15 'A Far Better Thing I Go To' 257
Epilogue 275
Acknowledgements 289
Permissions 293
Select BIbliography 295
Notes 299
Index 325