John Van der Kiste
Author of Queen Victoria's Children
About the Author
John Van der Kiste has made a particular study of British and European royalty
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Works by John Van der Kiste
Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz: The Tragic Love Story of Queen Victoria's Eldest Daughter and the German Emperor (2003) 56 copies
Associated Works
The Grand Duchesses: Daughters and Granddaughters of Russia's Tsars (2004) — Contributor — 17 copies
In Napoleonic Days: Extracts from the private diary of Augusta, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Queen Victoria's… (1941) — Preface, some editions — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Van der Kiste, John
- Birthdate
- 1954-09-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Wendover, Buckinghamshire, UK
- Places of residence
- Devon, England, UK
- Education
- Blundell's School
- Occupations
- writer
- Short biography
- John Van der Kiste, 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.
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Statistics
- Works
- 80
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 1,148
- Popularity
- #22,370
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 25
- ISBNs
- 144
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 4
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