An audience with Queen Victoria : the royal opinion on 30 famous Victorians / Ian Lloyd
- Bib ID:
- 8041240
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Lloyd, Ian, 1960-, author
- Description:
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- Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK : The History Press, 2019
- 287 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
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- 0750989033 (paperback)
- 9780750989039 (paperback)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9780750991193 (electronic publication)
- Summary:
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One of Britain's most famous and longest serving rulers, Queen Victoria saw widespread change across the planet. During her sixty-three-year reign, in which she became one of the most powerful and influential people in the world, Victoria met everyone from Charlotte Bronte to Buffalo Bill; she had opinions on all those who graced her parlour - and some who didn't. An Audience With Queen Victoria examines the meetings and letters exchanged between the queen and a veritable who's who of her time. It draws on often brutal character assessments in her journals and letters - Henry 'Dr Livingstone I presume' Stanley was 'a determined ugly little Man'. Exploring those she met officially and personally - even the seven men who tried to assassinate her - and her thoughts on figures of the time such as Jack the Ripper, Ian Lloyd unlocks a fascinating aspect of Victoria's character and outlook. Through brand-new archival research, newspapers and interviews with descendants, sit alongside Victoria and experience queenship as she did for the first time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2019
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