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victoria reigns among the top ten reads
1. CHILDHOOD
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alison plowden’s young victoria
victoria was born in kensington palace, london, on may 24, 1819 and lost her father, prince edward, before she was a year old. As heir to the throne since childhood, Victoria grew up knowing that she would one day be queen. Young Victoria explores the conflicting ambitions that surrounded the princesses’ caretakers, including Ella Victoria’s mother and Household Comptroller John Conroy, who devised the Kensington Rules system for the upbringing of young Victoria. p>
2. reign
becoming queen victoria: the unexpected rise of britain’s greatest monarch by kate williams
victoria’s reign began on june 20, 1837 after the death of her uncle, william iv, and ended with his death on january 22, 1901. in becoming queen victoria, kate williams begins with the act of victory from banishing her controlling mother to the sidelines over taking the throne, exploring the new queen’s growing confidence and power. There is also a study of those who tried to take power from Victoria, including her ministers and her husband, Prince Albert.
3. personality
queen victoria: daughter, wife, mother, widow by dr lucy worsley
Lucy Worsley’s latest story title explores Victoria’s various family roles and looks at how society’s expectations affected the queen’s behavior, even within a family and domestic setting. lucy takes 24 days of victoria’s life and uses diaries, letters, and other primary source material to show us how, despite the popular perception that victoria was very conservative, she was actually something of a trailblazer for the women who followed her .
4. knowledge
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queen victoria: a personal history of christopher hibbert
a personal story spanning the 64 years of victoria’s reign, tracing her development as monarch against an ever-changing backdrop of royal squabbles, rebellions abroad, the fall of monarchs and britain’s development into a a dominant industrial power. We also look at the Queen’s personal relationships, particularly with her husband, Prince Albert, and her servant, John Brown.
5. empire
victoria: the queen – an intimate biography of the woman who ruled an empire by julia baird
This award-winning biography looks at how a woman who came to the throne at the age of 18 went on to rule one of the most powerful countries in the world at a time of great change. Author Julia Baird focuses on Victoria’s controversial relationship with John Brown and she also uses sources that show how Victoria balanced family life with the demands of her role as monarch.
6. MARRIAGE
my dear, dear albert: the life of queen victoria through her letters and diaries by karen dolby
Queen victoria’s letters and diaries form the basis of this exploration of what we can learn about the queen’s life and relationship through her own pen. victoria kept a diary from the age of 13, and author karen dolby uses excerpts from all 122 volumes of victoria’s diaries, as well as her personal letters, to explore her feelings for her husband and children, her views on the people with whom came in contact with and their views on local and global issues.
7. summary
victoria: a life of a.n. wilson
Award winning biographer a.n. Wilson turns the spotlight on Victoria with this study that explores the many inconsistencies in Victoria’s personality and aims to tear down entrenched assumptions about the queen’s life and reign. Victoria emerges for the author as a “brave and original woman”, rather than the hysterical egomaniac that some authors have portrayed.
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8. Indian
empress: queen victoria and india by thousands taylor
miles taylor explores victorian rule in india, focusing on the queen’s entire reign, not just the last decades of her life with which we traditionally associate her with india. The author argues that both Victoria and Albert had a true passion for India and that Victoria’s involvement as Empress led to the political and economic modernization of India.
9. CHILDREN
the children of queen victoria by john van der kiste
alberto and victoria had nine children together, each of whom was born into a life of royal privilege and some of whom would marry into the most important dynasties in europe, creating descendants whose lineages reach to this day. Queen Victoria’s Children looks at the character and personality of each of the children and explores how each child’s position in the royal family shaped her character.
10. legacy
Grandmother of Europe: Queen Victoria’s Crowned Descendants by Theo Aronson
queen victoria and prince albert have more than 700 descendants, making victoria’s title “grandmother of europe” the most apt one. The late Theo Aronson looks at the many families in mainland Europe that can claim Queen Victoria as an ancestor, and explores the complicated lineages of Europe’s royal houses.
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