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The story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era Perhaps one of the best known of the English monarchs, Queen Victoria forever shaped a chapter of English history, bequeathing her name to the Victorian age. In Queen Victoria, Lucy Worsley introduces this iconic woman in a new light. Going beyond an exploration of the Queen merely as a monarch, Worsley considers Victoria as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. The book is structured around the various roles that Victoria inhabited— a daughter raised to wield power, a loving but tempestuous wife, a controlling mother, and a cunning widow—all while wearing the royal crown. Far from a proto-feminist, Queen Victoria was socially conservative and never supported women’s rights. And yet, Victoria thwarted the strict rules of womanhood that defined the era to which she gave her name. She was passionate, selfish, and moody, boldly defying the will of politicians who sought to control her and emotionally controlling her fam
From her exquisite Grand Lobby to her Royal Court Theatre (complete with box seating), this sumptuous photographic record takes the reader on a journey through the public rooms of this stately ship Queen Victoria was the first in a new breed of Cunard Ships--her unique design, based on the Vista Cla
'A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.' Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII 'Has much of the abundant charm of its author.' Spectator 'The glory of this book is in the details.' The Times 'Worsley's command of the material and elegant writing style make this a must-read.'
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''Fascinating'' BBC History ''Remarkable and clever'' New York Times ''Original and important'' Sir David Cannadine When Queen Victoria died, two gent
ANNE SOMERSET was born in London and graduated from King's College, London. She is the author of The Life and Times of King William IV , Ladies in Waiting , Elizabeth I, and Queen Anne . She has worked as a research assistant for several historians, among them Antonia Fraser. Somerset is the daughte
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