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'''Theodore Ian Wilson Aronson''' (13 November 1929 – 13 May 2003) was a royal biographer whose easy manner enabled him to earn the trust of his subjects.

He was the son of a Latvian Jewish storekeeper, born at [[Kirkwood, Eastern Cape|Kirkwood]], South Africa<ref name="AronsonObituaryIndependent">((cite web |url= http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article36568.ece |title= Theo Aronson: Royal biographer who relished a dynasty |author= Hugo Vickers |work= [[The Independent]] |date= 27 May 2003 |quote=  ))((dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>  and educated at [[Grey High School]] in Port Elizabeth before studying art at [[Cape Town University]], where he acted with [[Nigel Hawthorne]]. He became a commercial artist with [[J. Walter Thompson]] in Johannesburg, then transferred to London, where he also worked part-time as a waiter. His interest in royalty began at a young age. He encountered members of the royal family at a siding near Kirkwood in 1947, and was impressed by Queen Elizabeth's charm. After visiting the mausoleum of [[Napoleon III]] at St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, he decided to write about royal subjects.

After a change of publisher, he 'was persuaded that dynastic studies were no longer required,' so he began to write studies of recent history regarding the British royal family. ([[The Times]], 20 May 2003)

He was well versed in his subjects and became known as a devoted admirer of British royalty. His research included interviewing several members of the royal family, including [[Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone]], about whom he published a biography in 1981, the [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Mother]], and [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]],<ref name="AronsonMargaretSpectator">((cite web |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200202/ai_n9052906 |title= Honour, duty and divorce |author= Theo Aronson |work= [[The Spectator]] |date= 16 February 2002 |quote= ))</ref>  as well as numerous courtiers.

He had written twenty-three books and appeared in several television documentaries. In his book ''Royal Subjects'', he acknowledged that during his career as a writer, 'various Kings, and their families, have proved to be devilish good subjects for me,' and that being 'something of an outsider, unrestricted by the British class system' (''Royal Subjects'', pp. ix-x), had proved an advantage for him being granted almost unprecedented access to royal circles.

Aronson was the partner of historian [[Brian Roberts (historian)|Brian Roberts]] for over 40 years. He died from [[cancer]] at [[Frome]] in Somerset aged 73.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/theo-aronson-36568.html The Independent]</ref>

==Books==

*''The Golden Bees: The Story of the Bonapartes'' (London: Oldbourne; New York Graphic Society, 1964)
*''Royal Vendetta: The Crown of Spain 1829-1965'' (London: Purnell; New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1966)
*''The Coburgs of Belgium'' or (US edition) ''Defiant Dynasty: The Coburgs of Belgium'' (London: Cassell; NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1968)
*''The Fall of the Third Napoleon'' (London: Cassell; NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1970)
*''The Kaisers'' (London: Cassell; NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1971)
*''Queen Victoria and the Bonapartes'' (London: Cassell; NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1972)
*''Grandmama of Europe: The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria'' (London: Cassell; NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973)
*''Royal Ambassadors: British Royalties in Southern Africa 1860-1947'' (Cape Town: David Philip, 1975)
*''A Family of Kings: The Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark'' (London: Cassell, 1976)
*''Victoria and Disraeli: The Making of a Romantic Partnership'' (London: Cassell, 1977; NY: Macmillan, 1978)
*''Kings Over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders'' (London: Cassell, 1979)
*''Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone'' (London: Cassell, 1981)
*''Royal Family: Years of Transition'' (London: John Murray, 1983; NY: Salem House, 1984)
*''The King in Love - Edward VII's Mistresses: Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, Alice Keppel and Others'' (London: John Murray, 1988)
*''Crowns in Conflict: The Triumph and the Tragedy of European Monarchy, 1910-1918'' (London: John Murray; NY: Salem House, 1986)
*''Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story'' (London: John Murray; NY: St. Martins Press, 1990)
*''Heart of a Queen: Queen Victoria's Romantic Attachments'' (London: John Murray, 1991)
*''Queen Victoria's Scotland'', with Michael J. Stead (London: Cassell, 1992)
*''The Royal Family at War'' (London: John Murray, 1993)
*''[[Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Prince Eddy]] and the Homosexual Underworld'' (London: John Murray, 1994)
*''Princess Margaret: A Biography'' (London: Michael O'Mara, 1997)
*''Royal Subjects: A Biographer's Encounters'' (London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2000)

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