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Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser's early life, 1859-1888

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posted on 2023-06-07, 19:41 authored by John C G Rohl
This rich and compelling volume describes the life of Kaiser Wilhelm II from his birth in 1859 to his accession to the Prusso-German throne in 1888, a story so extraordinary that it will fascinate anyone interested in the psychology and the throng of personalities of the period. Its aim is to set the characters on the stage and let them speak for themselves, which in their letters and diaries the Victorians and Wilhelminians did with quite extraordinary clarity and persuasive power. The central theme is the bitter conflict between the handicapped Prince and his liberal parents, and in particular with his mother, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and the utter failure of a daring educational experiment intended to turn the young Prince into a liberal Anglophile.

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  • Published

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Page range

xxv +979pp

Pages

1016.0

ISBN

9780521497527

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  • History Publications

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Expanded English edition

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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