War of the Windsors, Nigel Cawthorne
War of the Windsors, Nigel Cawthorne
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War of the Windsors
The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family

Author: Nigel Cawthorne

Narrator: Samuel Hill

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2023


Synopsis

Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory new book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew.

Raised for vastly different futures, one burdened with the responsibility of becoming the future king and the other destined to live in his shadow, Charles and Andrew have spent their lives on different sides of the same coin.

War of the Windsors tells, for the first time, the complete story of Charles and Andrew from their diverging childhoods to their current struggles. It looks at the distinct but overlapping stories of the two heirs, from being separated in their early years and the Queen's supposed overindulgence of Andrew to the competition for Lady Diana and finally, Charles' ascension to throne while his brother is stripped of Royal duties. And it explores whether, with the scandals around Andrew still fresh in public memory, Charles will ever let his brother back into the family.

With extensive research and expert sourcing, War of the Windsors is the incredible inside story of a family in turmoil. Recounting the highs and lows of a brotherhood then turned into a rivalry, royal author and journalist Nigel Cawthorne looks at the makings of a decades long feud and questions whether, ultimately, the brothers will one day band together again.

About Nigel Cawthorne

Nigel Cawthorne has been a writer for nearly 30 years, writing a number of successful popular history books; Nigel Cawthorne lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois on December 18, 2023

This isn't half bad. Mostly accurate info. Slightly boring. Both men are treated like embarrassing specimens of an outdated and unnecessary institution. This isn't really royalist in tone.......more

Goodreads review by josie on January 07, 2025

The start was awful, the end was awful, the middle was mildly entertaining. Cawthorne’s writing is certainly engaging, and he excelled in portraying a dramatised series of events, presenting the royal family akin to a soap opera. Unlike many non-fictions, it was rare for me to glaze over, and I did......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on January 20, 2025

I had high hopes for this book, but was somewhat disappointed. It's more of a dual biography of the protagonists, than an examination of any "war" between them. Secondly, there are a lot of factual errors e.g. stating that Charles and Camilla married on 8th April (the wedding was put back a day, owi......more

Goodreads review by Rosalie on September 21, 2023

Well, this was a refreshing book, the first book about the Royal Family that I have read in recent times that a) tells as they are – no whitewashing b) doesn’t sink the boot into Harry and Meghan and c) doesn’t try and erase Diana from the Royal Family. Nigel Cawthorne is brave enough to give us a v......more

Goodreads review by Elma on February 01, 2025

I regularly receive books about the British Royal Family from family in the UK. One of these is the book “War of the Windsors”. The book takes a look at the lives and rivalry between the two brothers of the British Royal Family: Charles and Andrew. Charles did not receive the love and attention that......more