The Book Prize Index

King George V

Kenneth Rose

This profile of one of the most popular sovereigns of recent British history chronicles his uninspired early life and his development into a competent and principled monarch.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Costa Book Awards: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyBiography & Public Lives

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Wolfson History PrizeMajor1983WinnerOfficial source
Costa Book Awards: Biography1983Co-winnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • King George V98%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book profiles how King George V’s early life was uninspired and how he developed into a competent and principled monarch.

    Model confidence 74%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 82%.