London Leaders

Excerpt from London Leaders: Historic Families, Ancestral Estates Ascending to a Throne which had been greatly consolidated in every direction by his Mother (whose reign may be justly described as one grand triumphal march of progress the King has proved himself to be a born ruler, and by his marked possession Of splendid tact and wonderful foresight has gained the world-wide title of King Edward the Peacemaker, and from his own subjects that of England's chief Ambassador. By his personal energy and well-timed diplomatic efforts, he has done more during his reign towards cementing the friendly relations of the British Empire with the rest Of the world than it is given to many of our leading Statesmen to do in a lifetime. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.