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W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
1860–1905
Best known for lively biographies of British royalty, this late-Victorian writer also edited magazines and published fiction under the name W. H. de Winton. His books helped keep court history vivid and readable for a broad audience.
8 Audiobooks
The romance of Isabel Lady Burton : The story of her life. Volume I
by Lady Isabel Burton, W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
The Alien Invasion
by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
The romance of Isabel Lady Burton : The story of her life. Volume II
by Lady Isabel Burton, W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
Caroline the Illustrious, vol. 2 (of 2) : Queen-Consort of George II. and sometime Queen-Regent; a study of her life and time
by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
Caroline the Illustrious, vol. 1 (of 2) : Queen-Consort of George II. and sometime Queen-Regent; a study of her life and time
by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
A Queen of Tears, vol. 2 of 2 Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
A Queen of Tears, vol. 1 of 2 Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
About the author
Born in 1860, he was an English writer and biographer who became especially known for books about British royal figures. Sources also note that he used the pseudonym W. H. de Winton.
Alongside his biographical work, he edited The Lady's Realm from 1896 to 1902 and published fiction as well as historical and social writing. His surviving bibliography includes works on figures such as Queen Caroline, George IV, and Sophie Dorothea, which helped establish his reputation as a royal biographer.
He died in 1905. Today, many of his books remain accessible through major digital archives, which has helped preserve interest in his work for readers of royal history and late-Victorian nonfiction.