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Queen Victoria

The authoritative biography of Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, by beloved historian Lucy Worsley OBE

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Queen Victoria

By: Lucy Worsley
Narrated by: Lucy Paterson, Lucy Worsley
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 AN INTIMATE ACCOUNT OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S LONGEST-REIGNING - AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY - MONARCHS FROM BESTSELLING HISTORIAN LUCY WORSLEY

Readers LOVE Queen Victoria:
'This book changed my whole perception of Queen Victoria' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Fascinating. Lucy has really brought her to life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An insightful, interesting and readable account' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Who was Queen Victoria?

A little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? She was also a passionate young princess who loved dancing. And there is also a third Victoria, the brilliant queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy.

Victoria found a way of ruling when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne.

Her image as a conventional daughter, wife and widow concealed the reality of a talented, instinctive politician. Her actions, if not her words, reveal that she was tearing up the rules on how to be female. But the price of this was deep personal pain.

By looking in detail at twenty-four days of her life, through diaries, letters and more, we meet Queen Victoria up-close and personal. Living with her from hour to hour, we can see and celebrate the contradictions that make up British history's most recognisable woman.

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Critical acclaim for Queen Victoria:

'A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.' Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII

'Has much of the abundant charm of its author.' Spectator

'The glory of this book is in the details.' The Times

'Worsley's command of the material and elegant writing style make this a must-read.' Publisher's Weekly

'An intimate glimpse.' Daily Mail

'An engaging portrait of the monarch.' i paper

'Provides a unique insight into this inscrutable monarch.' Choice Magazine

'In this lively, light-footed biography, just out in paperback, the popular TV historian Lucy Worsley looks at just 24 days of Victoria's 81-year long life to reveal unexpected sides to the monarch.' BBC History Magazine©2018 Miller House Limited 19th Century Europe Great Britain Modern Politics & Activism Royalty England Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

Such a brilliant idea! Drilling down into Victoria's diaries Worsley gives us Victoria in all her infinite variety - queen and mother, matriarch and minx...I loved it.
A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait of Victoria.

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Throughly enjoyable,,well researched, fascinating and so well narrated. Love all of Lucy Worsley work and this did not disappoint

Throughly enjoyed

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Really enjoyed this book. Having visited Kensington Palace and Osbourne House it was great to listen to the in-depth background and the personal details about Victoria throughout her life. There were so many aspects from cradle to grave and how Albert, her family and her servants made such an impact was very interesting.

A fantastic Insight!

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narrative is easy to understand and listen too. fascinating book and history of one of the greats. if your into your British history I definitely recommend

Great story

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I love Lucy and one of the main reasons I got the audio book (I already have physical book) is because I thought Lucy would be narratingh more and not just the intro and an interview at the end. The narrator did a good job but I would not have bothered had I known it was not at least half Lucy!

I like how Lucy goes more into the relationship between Victoria and her half sister which is often over looked.

Great book but misleading with who is narrating it

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Paints a different picture of Queen Victoria, I’ve only otherwise been exposed to the BBC drama series … I loved this version of her!

Brilliant

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