Charlotte and Feodora

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514877371
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (773 download)

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Book Synopsis Charlotte and Feodora by : John Van der Kiste

Download or read book Charlotte and Feodora written by John Van der Kiste and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1900, almost two years after Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen married Prince Henry XXX of Reuss, her mother Charlotte, eldest sister of the German Emperor William, told a friend that her daughter was beyond her comprehension, and vowed to exclude her from her home 'for ever'. Charlotte had long had an uneasy relationship with her mother, now the Empress Frederick, a daughter of Queen Victoria, but her relationship with her only child astonished the family. Mother and daughter both suffered from porphyria, the disorder which appears to have exacerbated the personality differences between them. Charlotte, a frivolous-minded young woman known for her love of society life and gossip, and later her involvement in the anonymous letters scandal which plagued Berlin high society from 1892 onwards, had never really wanted children, while Feodora's life was embittered by her failure to have a family. This short life of both women examines the troubled lives which led to estrangement and in Feodora's case ended in tragedy.

Royal Maladies

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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1425168108
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (251 download)

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Book Synopsis Royal Maladies by : Alan R. Rushton

Download or read book Royal Maladies written by Alan R. Rushton and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intensive historical study of the hereditary diseases hemophilia and porphyria in the personal and political lives of the European royal families Part I Nineteenth century medical knowledge of hemophilia as a hereditary bleeding disorder will be considered. Hemophilia appeared in a son born to Queen Victoria in 1853. Hemophilia was transmitted through Victoria’s unaffected daughters to the ruling houses in Germany, Russia and Spain. The political consequences of a chronically ill male heir to the throne fostered the demise of the royal families in these countries. The royal physicians were well aware of the hereditary nature of hemophilia and failed to advise the British royal family on this matter that had significant political consequences for the modern world. Part II The “Madness of King George III” resulted from variegate porphyria, an inherited disorder of heme metabolism. The disorder was evident in: The immediate family of George III, Ancestors from at least the 13th century, Descendents into the 20th century. The malady was inherited by other ruling houses in continental Europe and affected political life there for over six centuries. Genetic analysis will consider how such an anomaly could have been inherited through so many successive generations. Preliminary DNA evidence will be considered to document variegate porphyria in living relatives of the British royal family. Alternate history if these disorders had not plagued the royal families will be considered in conclusion.

Children Of The Empire

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Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1800468075
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Children Of The Empire by : Michael Farah

Download or read book Children Of The Empire written by Michael Farah and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written entirely in the first person and fully based on accurate historical accounts, Michael Farah imagines how this royal family would have described the events of their extraordinary existence, scandals, loves, triumphs and tragedies.

La Belle assemblée

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 750 pages
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Download or read book La Belle assemblée written by and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Becoming Queen Victoria

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345521935
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Book Synopsis Becoming Queen Victoria by : Kate Williams

Download or read book Becoming Queen Victoria written by Kate Williams and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The perfect companion to the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria • A gripping account of Queen Victoria’s rise and early years in power from CNN’s official royal historian “Kate Williams has perfected the art of historical biography. Her pacy writing is underpinned by the most impeccable scholarship.”—Alison Weir In 1819, a girl was born to the fourth son of King George III. No one could have expected such an unassuming, overprotected girl to be an effective ruler—yet Queen Victoria would become one of the most powerful monarchs in history. Writing with novelistic flair and historical precision, Kate Williams reveals a vibrant woman in the prime of her life, while chronicling the byzantine machinations that continued even after the crown was placed on her head. Upon hearing that she had inherited the throne, eighteen-year-old Victoria banished her overambitious mother from the room, a simple yet resolute move that would set the tone for her reign. The queen clashed constantly not only with her mother and her mother’s adviser, the Irish adventurer John Conroy, but with her ministers and even her beloved Prince Albert—all of whom attempted to seize control from her. Williams lays bare the passions that swirled around the throne—the court secrets, the sexual repression, and the endless intrigue. The result is a grand tale of a woman whose destiny began long before she was born and whose legacy lives on. Praise for Becoming Queen Victoria “An informative, entertaining, gossipy tale.”—Publishers Weekly “A great read . . . With lively writing, Ms. Williams [makes] the story fresh and appealing.”—The Washington Times “Sparkling, engaging.”—Open Letters Monthly

Belle Assemblée

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Belle Assemblée written by and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Young Victoria

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300238878
Total Pages : 226 pages
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Book Synopsis The Young Victoria by : Deirdre Murphy

Download or read book The Young Victoria written by Deirdre Murphy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid portrait of Queen Victoria's childhood, offering new insights into one of the most celebrated, but often misunderstood, monarchs in British history, 200 years after her birth This beautiful, extensively researched volume investigates the birth and early life of one of the most familiar British monarchs, Queen Victoria (1819-1901). A wealth of material, including many unexamined sources and unpublished images, sheds new light on Victoria's youth. Included here are portraits of the queen as princess, childhood diaries and sketchbooks, clothing, jewelery, and correspondence. Deirdre Murphy paints a vivid picture of Victoria's early years. Among her most surprising conclusions is the idea that the queen's personal mythology of a childhood characterized by sadness and isolation is less accurate than is generally thought. Victoria's personal relationships are brought brilliantly to life, from her affectionate but increasingly suffocating bond with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, to the controlling influence of Sir John Conroy, a man she came to despise, and her courtship with Prince Albert. Lesser-known figures are also explored, including Victoria's first schoolmaster the Reverend George Davys, her governess Louise Lehzen, and her half-sister Feodora. This fascinating cast of characters enhances our image of Victoria, who emerges as both willful and submissive, fickle and affectionate, and with the explosive temper of her Hanoverian ancestors.

Princesses Behaving Badly

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Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594746656
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis Princesses Behaving Badly by : Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Download or read book Princesses Behaving Badly written by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 30 true stories of take-charge princesses from around the world and throughout history offer a different kind of bedtime story . . . Pop history meets a funny, feminist point-of-view in these illustrated tales of “royal terrors who make modern gossip queens seem as demure as Snow White” (New York Post). You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But real princesses didn’t always get happy endings—and had very little in common with Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, or Ariel. Featuring illustrations by Wicked cover artist, Douglas Smith, Princesses Behaving Badly tells the true stories of famous (Marie Antoinette; Lucrezia Borgia)—and some not-so-famous—princesses throughout history and around the world, including: • Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe, a Nazi spy. • Empress Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who slept wearing a mask of raw veal. • Princess Olga of Kiev, who slaughtered her way to sainthood. • Princess Lakshmibai, who waged war on the battlefield with her toddler strapped to her back. Some were villains, some were heroes, some were just plain crazy. But none of these princesses felt constrained to our notions of “lady-like” behavior.

Victoria the Queen

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ISBN 13 : 1400069882
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Victoria the Queen by : Julia Woodlands Baird

Download or read book Victoria the Queen written by Julia Woodlands Baird and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The race to the crown -- The birth of "pocket Hercules"--The lonely, naughty princess -- An impossible, strange madness -- "Awful scenes in the house"--Becoming queen: "I shall not fail" -- The coronation: "a dream out of the Arabian nights" -- Learning to rule -- A scandal in the palace -- Virago in love -- The bride: "I never, never spent such an evening" -- Only the husband, not the master -- The palace intruders -- King to all intents: "like a vulture into his prey" -- Perfect, awful, spotless prosperity -- Annus Mirabilis: the revolutionary year -- What Albert did: the Great Exhibition of 1851 -- The Crimea: 'This unsatisfactory war' -- London boils over -- Royal parents: "everything passes so quickly!" -- "Who will call me Victoria now?" -- "The whole house seems like Pompeii." -- Resuscitating the widow at Windsor -- The queen's stallion -- The faery queen awakes -- Enough to kill any man -- Two ironclads colliding: the queen and Mr. Gladstone -- The monarch in a bonnet -- The "poor munshi" -- The diamond empire -- The end of the Victorian Age - "The streets were indeed a strange sight

Dictionary of Royal Lineage of Europe and Other Countries

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Royal Lineage of Europe and Other Countries by : Carl Magnus Allström

Download or read book Dictionary of Royal Lineage of Europe and Other Countries written by Carl Magnus Allström and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

People That changed the Course of History: The Story of Queen Victoria 200 Years After Her Birth

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Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1620235315
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis People That changed the Course of History: The Story of Queen Victoria 200 Years After Her Birth by : Danielle Thorne

Download or read book People That changed the Course of History: The Story of Queen Victoria 200 Years After Her Birth written by Danielle Thorne and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 200 years ago, the cries of a newborn baby echoed through the halls of London’s Kensington Palace. No one who celebrated Princess Victoria’s birth in the late spring of 1819 could have imagined that the little girl born fifth in line to the English throne would be the ruling monarch of the United Kingdom in just a few short years.The 19th century was a time of great change. For Princess Alexandrina Victoria, misfortune would strike early with the loss of her father, a lonely childhood, and a mother determined to control her. As teen queen, Queen Victoria ruled with stubbornness, strength, and humility that nourished the advancement of the Industrial Revolution, soothed the tempers of European warmongers, and changed life in England in diverse and sometimes controversial ways. Through her published journals and letters, this beloved figure has come to be known as more than just an aristocratic young woman with a crown, but a queen for the ages. Victoria ruled on her own terms for an astounding 63 years. She survived illness, political plots, the birth of nine children, assassination attempts, and a personal heartbreak that would transform her from a royal ruling mother into a mourning widow. Through it all, she maintained an iron determination to finish her course. Under her reign, the United Kingdom reached its historic peak of world power and dominion, influencing change and life around the globe. A small woman with glowing, round eyes and a ready wit, Queen Victoria is remembered today as the charming giantess who ruled while the sun never set on the British Empire.

An Uncommon Woman

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684842165
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis An Uncommon Woman by : Hannah Pakula

Download or read book An Uncommon Woman written by Hannah Pakula and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-11-13 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Prussian Crown Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter who married Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and who gave birth to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Dearest Mama

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Publisher : Holt McDougal
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Dearest Mama by : Victoria (Queen of Great Britain)

Download or read book Dearest Mama written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by Holt McDougal. This book was released on 1969 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jimmy's Gentility

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Jimmy's Gentility by : Henry Francis Dryden

Download or read book Jimmy's Gentility written by Henry Francis Dryden and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Purple Secret

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Purple Secret by : John C. G. Röhl

Download or read book Purple Secret written by John C. G. Röhl and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Literary Review

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 828 pages
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Download or read book The Literary Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Visitation of England and Wales

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis Visitation of England and Wales by : Joseph Jackson Howard

Download or read book Visitation of England and Wales written by Joseph Jackson Howard and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: