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The Last Princess

By: Matthew Dennison
Narrated by: Matthew Dennison
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Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the last-born - in 1866 - of Victoria and Albert's children and she would outlive all of her siblings to die as recently as 1944.

Her childhood coincided with her mother's extended period of mourning for her prematurely deceased husband, a circumstance which may have contributed to Victoria's determination to keep her youngest daughter as close to her as possible. She would eventually marry Prince Henry of Battenberg in 1885, but only after overcoming her mother's opposition to their union.

Beatrice remained Queen Victoria's favourite among her five daughters and became her mother's constant companion and later her literary executor, spending the years that followed Victoria's death in 1901 editing her mother's journals and voluminous correspondence.

Matthew Dennison's elegantly written biography restores Beatrice to her rightful place as a key figure in the history of the Victorian age and paints a touching and revealing portrait of the life and family of Britain's second-longest-reigning monarch.

©2019 Matthew Dennison (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Europe Great Britain Politics & Activism Royalty

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Shines the light on an overlooked daughter who doesn't always get a favourable edit in biographies of her siblings. I do think the author should have let an actor narrate the book as his mannered delivery gets in the way. Another good biography subject would be Princess Helena who in her support for nurse registration came up against Florence Nightingale and sounds a more interesting character than has been portrayed. Good to see books break away from the endless ones written about Queen Victoria.

Interesting subject, well researched.

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I loved this book. It has a somewhat melancholy tone, but that seemed to sum up much of what is recounted. My only negative comment is that it is somewhat repetitive on occasion, and this extends the narrative where perhaps it could have been shorter. If you love Victoria, this book will be of interest to you though

Melancholy but interesting

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I enjoyed this biography very much..Princess Beatrice seems to have been a sweet lovely person..A pleasure to hear her life story.

The narration and humanity.

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fantastic! thoroughly enjoyed this book. meticulously researched, excellent narration by the author. sublime book. am sorry it's over

sublime narration

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I am a huge fan of Queen Victoria, her family and their lives. That said, I am not a fan of this book. In my opinion the narrator has the most monotone voice I’ve ever heard. I appreciate he is also the author but his reading of the book added nothing. The 3 words in the title of my review are just 3 examples of the author’s conceit for the listener. I’ll admit I didn’t know what those words meant and looked them up. There are many examples throughout of over complicating the narrative. I will actively avoid this author and despite having a huge interest in the subject, this book was a long hard slog. I wish I hadn’t wasted this month’s credit.

Interlocutor, alacrity and conflagration.

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