Queen Victoria

A Personal History

By: Christopher Hibbert

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Paperback | 29 November 2001 | Edition Number 1

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608 Pages

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First time in paperback: An intimate biography of a larger-than-life persona-and a radical reassessment of a monarch we thought we knew.. In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imaginationshe is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four yearsan astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

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List of Illustrations	p. xi
Author's Note and Acknowledgments	p. xv
Genealogy	p. xvi
Queen Victoria's Prime Ministers	p. xviii
1819-1861
The Family	p. 3
The Parents	p. 9
The Child	p. 17
Conroy	p. 25
Progresses	p. 30
Uncles	p. 41
The Young Queen	p. 53
Melbourne	p. 60
Coronation	p. 70
The Hastings Affair	p. 76
'A Pleasant Life'	p. 85
'A Headstrong Girl'	p. 90
German Cousins	p. 98
Prince Albert	p. 107
The Bridegroom	p. 111
Honeymoon	p. 120
Robert Peel	p. 130
The Prince and the Household	p. 137
Royal Quarrels	p. 148
Osborne	p. 157
Travelling	p. 165
Balmoral	p. 175
The Prince of Wales	p. 183
Palmerston	p. 193
Chartists	p. 199
'Pam is Out'	p. 204
The Great Exhibition	p. 210
'Scenes'	p. 216
Crimean War	p. 221
Napoleon III	p. 230
The Princess Royal	p. 238
Indian Mutiny	p. 248
The German Grandson	p. 256
Death of the Duchess	p. 264
The Disappointing Heir	p. 268
Death of the Prince	p. 276
1861-1901
The Grieving Widow	p. 285
Seances and Services	p. 293
Princess Alexandra	p. 298
The Recluse	p. 307
Disraeli	p. 314
John Brown	p. 321
'The Royalty Question'	p. 331
'The Princely Pauper'	p. 338
Typhoid Fever	p. 342
Maids-of-Honour	p. 349
Secretaries and Ministers	p. 353
Regina et Imperatrix	p. 360
'The Half-mad Firebrand'	p. 367
Golden Jubilee	p. 379
Die Englanderin	p. 384
The Daughters	p. 391
The Sons	p. 396
The Grandchildren	p. 414
Would-be Assassins	p. 420
Holidays Abroad	p. 428
Death of Brown	p. 440
The Munshi	p. 446
Diamond Jubilee	p. 455
Life at Court	p. 461
Dinner Parties	p. 468
Books	p. 477
Bookmen	p. 481
Failing Health	p. 484
Death	p. 492
Funeral and Burial	p. 495
References	p. 503
Sources	p. 523
Index	p. 534
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