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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Appeared in London the second tome of King Edward VII's biography, written by the late Sir Sidney Lee at the express command of King George. These books, both enormous, tell the whole story of Edward's life from the time he was a boy to his death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: Indiscretion | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

Married. Cyril Francis Maude, 65, famed English actor (retired 1926), widower (1924); to Mrs. Harry Trew, widow (1926) of the onetime Master of the Brexhill Harriers. Best man was Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of England's Boy Scout & Girl Guide movements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Oct. 24, 1927 | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...Mynheer Mengelberg and Signor Toscanini share the Philharmonic season, with Guest Conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Bernadino Molinari (TIME. Sept. 19), and Ernest Schelling, leader of the Children's Concerts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Philharmonic Opening | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...imposing British Embassy on Connecticut Avenue, Washington, with its magnificent double, red-carpeted staircase and historic portraits, Sir Esme William Howard, British Ambassador to the U. S., and Lady Isabella Howard† gave the first ball of the season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Embassy Ball | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

Several hundred guests were entertained in honor of Vice Admiral Sir Walter Cowan and his staff of the visiting" British warships Calcutta, and Cairo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Embassy Ball | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

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