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The encyclopedia of the Victorian world

a reader's companion to the people, places, events, and everyday life of the Victorian era
1996
Alphabetical listing of important people, places, and events that occurred thoughout the world during the sixty-four year reign of Great Britain's Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901.

The royals

1997
A portrait of the men and women of the British royal family, drawing from documented sources and interviews with employees of the royal household, friends and relations, and members of Parliament, to discuss the private and public lives of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, the Duchess of York, and other royals.

Becoming Queen Victoria

the tragic death of Princess Charlotte and the unexpected rise of Britain's greatest monarch
2010
Chronicles the life of Queen Victoria with a focus on her youth and path toward the crown, and discusses how the death of Princess Charlotte, the only child of King George IV who succumbed to complications after giving birth to a stillborn son, directly contributed to Victoria taking the throne.

Victoria rebels

2013
Through diary entries, reveals the life of Britain's strong-willed and short-tempered Queen Victoria from the age of eight through her twenty-fourth birthday, up to her third wedding anniversary with her beloved Albert in 1843.

Queen Victoria

2003
Examines the life and reign of England's Queen Victoria, drawing from past studies, original research, and Victoria's own words to document her concerns with gender roles, politics, religion, and other domestic and international issues.

Victoria victorious

a novel
2005
An historical fiction about the life of Queen Victoria, the daughter of a prince who grew up in genteel poverty; and at the age of eighteen, was crowned Queen of England, a position she held for sixty-four years.

Twilight of splendor

the court of Queen Victoria during her diamond jubilee year
2007
Presents a comprehensive portrait of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, describing her and her court in the last years of her life, her public and private moments, and relationship with her children and grandchildren.

Born to rule

five reigning consorts, granddaughters of Queen Victoria
2005
Profiles the stories of five granddaughters of Queen Victoria who were married to reigning European monarchs during the early twentieth century, and describes the role each played in the First World War.

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