Edward the Seventh was a TV drama series, made by Granada in 13 one-hour episodes. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Sir Philip Magnus, it starred Timothy West as the elder Edward VII and Charles Sturridge as Edward in his youth, Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Deborah Grant and Helen Ryan as Queen Alexandra (the former as a young woman, the latter in later life), Robert Hardy as the Prince Consort, and Felicity Kendal as Victoria, Princess Royal. it was directed by John Gorrie, who co-wrote the scripts with David Butler. Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Timothy West (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor. ... Charles Sturridge (born June 24, 1951) is a British television and movie director. ... Annette Crosbie (born February 12, 1934) is a British character actress, best known for her many television appearances. ... Deborah Grant is an English actress (born February 22, 1947). ... Robert Hardy as Cornelius Fudge in the film Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (born October 29, 1925) is one of Britains best-known and most popular actors, and also an acknowledged expert on the longbow. ... Felicity Kendal in The Good Life. ...
It was first broadcast on TV between April and June 1975. In the US it was shown under the title 'Edward the King'.
Prince Edward Island's insular status is of relatively recent origin in geological terms.
Both Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island are vital contributors to the contemporary cultural life of the Island.
In 1799 the name of the colony was changed by the assembly to Prince Edward Island to honour a son of King George III stationed with the army in Halifax at the time.
The future King Edward VII was born at Buckingham Palace, the second child and the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were crowned at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902.
He was succeeded by his second son, George V. Edward's life was dramatized in the 1975 British television series Edward the Seventh, also known as Edward the King or The Royal Victorians, and starring Charles Sturridge as the adolescent Edward, Timothy West as the adult Edward and Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria.
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