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My Dearest, Dearest Albert

Author : Karen Dolby
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1782439714
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book My Dearest, Dearest Albert written by Karen Dolby and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using excerpts from her letters and diaries, this book shows the very human face of Queen Victoria, from spirited young princess to caring Queen, passionate bride and loving mother to great-grandmother of a royal dynasty who gave her name to the age of improvement. Photographs of Queen Victoria most often show a plump Empress wearing widow's black; serious and regal. The posed portrait photos were stiff, formal affairs, partly because subjects needed to stay still for the exposure and partly because in Victorian England life was a serious business. In reality, the character of Alexandrina Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and latterly in her long reign, Empress of India, is rather different. In private, at least, Victoria had a reputation for being fun-loving and entertaining. Victoria kept a daily journal from the age of thirteen, which by the time of her death ran to 122 volumes. She writes openly and in great detail, revealing herself to be emotional and honest about her own feelings and experiences, as well as her opinions of other people. She praises Albert and pours out her love and desire for her husband, her adored lover, friend and companion. This book shows the redoubtable Victoria at her most human, whether enthusing over her hobbies and interests, delighting in her children and grandchildren, commenting on the ten different Prime Ministers who served during her reign, or sharing her love for her dearest, dearest Albert.

We Two

Author : Gillian Gill
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345514920
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book We Two written by Gillian Gill and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] delectable double bio . . . Talk about Victoria’s secret. . . . A fascinating portrait of a genuine love match, but one in which the partners dealt with surprisingly modern issues.” —USA Today It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century—and one of history’ s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch and misery as a woman until she married her German cousin Albert and accepted him as her lord and master. Now renowned chronicler Gillian Gill turns this familiar story on its head, revealing a strong, feisty queen and a brilliant, fragile prince working together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity, qualities neither had seen much of as children. The love affair that emerges is far more captivating, complex, and relevant than that depicted in any previous account. The epic relationship began poorly. The cousins first met as teenagers for a few brief, awkward, chaperoned weeks in 1836. At seventeen, charming rather than beautiful, Victoria already “showed signs of wanting her own way.” Albert, the boy who had been groomed for her since birth, was chubby, self-absorbed, and showed no interest in girls, let alone this princess. So when they met again in 1839 as queen and presumed prince-consort-to-be, neither had particularly high hopes. But the queen was delighted to discover a grown man, refined, accomplished, and whiskered. “Albert is beautiful!” Victoria wrote, and she proposed just three days later. As Gill reveals, Victoria and Albert entered their marriage longing for intimate companionship, yet each was determined to be the ruler. This dynamic would continue through the years—each spouse, headstrong and impassioned, eager to lead the marriage on his or her own terms. For two decades, Victoria and Albert engaged in a very public contest for dominance. Against all odds, the marriage succeeded, but it was always a work in progress. And in the end, it was Albert’s early death that set the Queen free to create the myth of her marriage as a peaceful idyll and her husband as Galahad, pure and perfect. As Gill shows, the marriage of Victoria and Albert was great not because it was perfect but because it was passionate and complicated. Wonderfully nuanced, surprising, often acerbic—and informed by revealing excerpts from the pair’s journals and letters—We Two is a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, a fascinating modern perspective on a couple who have become a legend. BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.

A Right Royal Scandal

Author : Joanne Major
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473863422
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book A Right Royal Scandal written by Joanne Major and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost two books in one, A Right Royal Scandal recounts the fascinating history of the irregular love matches contracted by two successive generations of the Cavendish-Bentinck family, ancestors of the British Royal Family. The first part of this intriguing book looks at the scandal that erupted in Regency London, just months after the Battle of Waterloo, when the widowed Lord Charles Bentinck eloped with the Duke of WellingtonÕs married niece. A messy divorce and a swift marriage followed, complicated by an unseemly tug-of-war over Lord CharlesÕ infant daughter from his first union. Over two decades later and while at Oxford University, Lord CharlesÕ eldest son, known to his family as Charley, fell in love with a beautiful gypsy girl, and secretly married her. He kept this union hidden from his family, in particular his uncle, William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, upon whose patronage he relied. When his alliance was discovered, Charley was cast adrift by his family, with devastating consequences. A love story as well as a brilliantly researched historical biography, this is a continuation of Joanne and SarahÕs first biography, An Infamous Mistress, about the eighteenth-century courtesan Grace Dalrymple Elliott, whose daughter was the first wife of Lord Charles Bentinick. The book ends by showing how, if not for a young gypsy and her tragic life, the British monarchy would look very different today.

Victoria Rebels

Author : Carolyn Meyer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442422467
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Victoria Rebels written by Carolyn Meyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria’s personal journals inform this “intimate and authentic portrait” (Booklist) of one of history’s most prominent female leaders. Queen Victoria most certainly left a legacy—under her rule as the longest reigning female monarch in history. But what was she really like? To be a young woman in a time when few other females held positions of power was to lead in a remarkable age—and because Queen Victoria kept personal journals, this historical novel from award-winning author Carolyn Meyer shares authentic emotional insight along with accurate information, weaving a fascinating story of intrigue and romance.

Mennyms Under Siege

Author : Sylvia Waugh
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 144819539X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Mennyms Under Siege written by Sylvia Waugh and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third story in Sylvia Waugh's award-winning Mennyms sequence. Pilbeam, the Mennyms' eternal teenager, is in a rebellious mood. Staying inside all the time is driving her crazy and she's fed up with leading the sheltered life vital for the survival of the Mennyms. One fateful night, Pilbeam throws caution to the wind and goes out to the theatre - and in doing so threatens her own safety and the very existence of her whole, rag doll family. . . . Includes extra content detailing the story behind how the Mennyms came to be. Previously unpublished and exclusive to the ebook editions, the author hopes her readers, new and old, will enjoy discovering the back story to this mysterious family of life-sized rag dolls.

Victoria and Albert

Author : Richard Hough
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312303853
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Victoria and Albert written by Richard Hough and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The life of Queen Victoria and the passionate love she shared with the German Prince Albert."--Jacket.

Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair

Author : Daisy Goodwin
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250175313
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair written by Daisy Goodwin and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official companion to the second season of the PBS/Masterpiece drama Victoria by award-winning creator and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin. Airing in the Downton Abbey slot on PBS/Masterpiece last January, Victoria captivated millions of viewers, eclipsing Downton's first-season viewership and leaving its audience eager for the series's next season, which will focus on Victoria and Albert's passionate and tempestuous marriage. This official tie-in to the show, by creator and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show, featuring never-before-seen interviews, photos, diary entries, profiles on all major characters, and sumptuous detail on the costumes and props that bring Victoria and Albert's world to vivid life. Victoria and Albert follows this extraordinary relationship between two very different people—she impulsive, emotional, capricious; he cautious, self-controlled, and logical—whose devotion to each other was unparalleled in royal history. Taking fans deeper into the world of Victoria than ever before, Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair is the ultimate gift for devotees of the show.

The Woman Question

Author : Elizabeth K. Helsinger
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719009860
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Woman Question written by Elizabeth K. Helsinger and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Queen Victoria and The Romanovs

Author : Coryne Hall
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445695049
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Queen Victoria and The Romanovs written by Coryne Hall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander III called Victoria ‘a pampered, sentimental, selfish old woman,’ while to her he was a sovereign whom she could not regard as a gentleman. But the Queen's son and two of her granddaughters married Romanovs.

Monarchs, Murders & Mistresses

Author : David Hilliam
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075246907X
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Monarchs, Murders & Mistresses written by David Hilliam and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which 'ill-prepared' monarch was on the English throne at the turn of the last millenium? How many English monarchs have been crowned on St George's Day? When, how and why did England 'lose' eleven days? "Monarchs, Murders & Mistresses" answers these questions and many more, presenting a royal event for each day of the calendar year in vivid detail with close-ups of the personalities involved. The book reveals the recurring occupational difficulties faced by the royal family over the centuries: as Shakespeare's Henry VI so memorably concludes. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'. Today the royal family is plagued by the press, but even 300 years ago Charles II felt the need to apologise to a crowd of onlookers for taking so long to die. this book contains topics ranging from the death of William III, who was killed by a mole to the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots. These, and over 400 other tales of royal days, bring alive the drama of what it was, and is, to be a king or a queen.

Twilight of Splendor

Author : Greg King
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047004439X
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Twilight of Splendor written by Greg King and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.

1837-1843

Author : Victoria (Queen of Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1837-1843 written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Letters of Queen Victoria, a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Bewteen the Years 1837 and 1861

Author : Victoria (Queen of Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Queen Victoria, a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Bewteen the Years 1837 and 1861 written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Letters of Queen Victoria

Author : Victoria (Queen of Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Queen Victoria written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Letters of Queen Victoria. A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861

Author : Victoria (Queen of Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Queen Victoria. A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The letters of Queen Victoria, a selection from Her Majesty's

Author : queen of Great Britain Victoria
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The letters of Queen Victoria, a selection from Her Majesty's written by queen of Great Britain Victoria and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Biography of Loneliness

Author : Fay Bound Alberti
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198811349
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book A Biography of Loneliness written by Fay Bound Alberti and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite 21st-century fears of a modern "epidemic" of loneliness, its history has been sorely neglected. A Biography of Loneliness is the first history of its kind to be published in English, offering a radically new interpretation of loneliness as an emotional language and experience. Usingletters and diaries, philosophical tracts, political discussions, and medical literature from the eighteenth century to the present, historian of the emotions Fay Bound Alberti argues that loneliness is not an ahistorical, universal phenomenon. It is, in fact, a modern emotion: before 1800, itslanguage did not exist.As Alberti shows, the birth of loneliness is linked to the development of modernity: the all-encompassing ideology of the individual that has emerged in the mind and physical sciences, in economic structures, in philosophy and politics. While it has a biography of its own, loneliness impacts onpeople differently, according to their gender, ethnicity, religion, outlook, and socio-economic position. It is, Alberti argues, not a single state but an "emotion cluster", composed of a wide variety of responses that include fear, anger, resentment and sorrow. In spite of this, loneliness is notalways negative. And it is physical as well as psychological: loneliness is a product of the body as much as the mind.Looking at informative case studies such as Sylvia Plath, Queen Victoria, and Virginia Woolf, A Biography of Loneliness charts the emergence of loneliness as a modern emotional state. From social media addiction to widowhood, from homelessness to the oldest old, from mall hauls to massages,loneliness appears in all aspects of 21st-century life. Yet we cannot address its meanings, let alone formulate a cure, without attention to its complex, protean history.