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Victoria The Queen : An Intimate Biography Of The Woman Who Ruled An Empire
Hardback Edition: 1
Journalist Baird dedicates this florid, heaving biography of Queen Victoria to undoing the myths that continue to surround the woman whose era bears her name - specifically, that she was eclipsed by her husband, Albert, in matters of state; was incapable of loving her children; and was an absentee monarch after Albert's untimely death.
Instead, Victoria emerges in Baird's fluid prose as a figure to be reckoned with in her own right, a passionate wife as well as an unbending ruler who defied no fewer than seven assassination attempts.
Pages : 592
Publisher : Harper Collins
Publication date : 2016-11-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure