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John van der Kiste

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in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, The United Kingdom

September 15, 1954

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John Van der Kiste, British author, was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, on September 15, 1954, son of Wing Commander Guy Van der Kiste (1912–99). He was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, where he briefly formed a rock band Cobweb with fellow pupil Miles Tredinnick, later vocalist with new wave band London and subsequently playwright and scriptwriter, and read Librarianship at Ealing Technical College, where he edited the librarians’ student magazine.
He has worked for several years in public and academic libraries, but is best known as a writer. His first book, Frederick III, appeared in 1981, and since then he has published over twenty historical biographies, as well as books on local history, true crime, rock music, a novel and a ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 4,417 ratings · 436 reviews · 171 distinct works • Similar authors

	Queen Victoria's Children 3.83 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 1987 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once a Grand Duchess: Xenia, Sister of Nicholas II by John van der Kiste, Coryne Hall 3.91 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward VII's Children 4.06 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After 3.90 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz 3.91 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess Helena 3.82 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution 3.91 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The last German Empress 3.73 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II 3.92 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlotte and Feodora: A Troubled Mother-Daughter Relationship in Imperial Germany 3.53 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“she was exaggerating the severity of her condition in order to crave sympathy. Yet”
― John Van der Kiste, Charlotte and Feodora: A Troubled Mother-Daughter Relationship in Imperial Germany

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“Tannenberg, after the village in which he had established his headquarters and also in order to avenge a Polish victory over Germany on the same battlefield in 1422. Soon afterwards”
― John Van der Kiste, Kaiser Wilhelm II: Germany's Last Emperor

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“Nonetheless Princess Victoria and Prince Christopher remained”
― John Van der Kiste, Edward VII's Children

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