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20 books about Queen Victoria
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On 20 June 1837, at 18, Queen Victoria was crowned. She is Britain's second-longest monarch.During her reign, Britain experienced massive social changes.She mourned the loss of her husband, Prince Albert, with whom she had nine children. During her r...
 
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A definitive and well researched biography covering her personal and political life
Victoria: A Life
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A classic, early 20th century  biography that helped define modern biographical writing
Queen Victoria: Royal Power & Political Change
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Focuses on Victoria's rise to power and the dysfunctional royal family that preceded her
Becoming Queen Victoria: Britain's Greatest Monarch
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A feminist re-evaluation of her life with intimate and modern perspective
Victoria: The Queen - Intimate Biography
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A personal and empathic portrait by popular historian and presenter
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow
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Explores the complex marriage between Victoria  and Prince Albert
We Two: Victoria and Albert - Rulers & Rivals
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Tells how she strategially used her children marriage's to influence European politics
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: Royal Marriages
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Covers the  dozen of imperial military campaigns fought under her rule
Queen Victoria's Little Wars
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A revealing look into often-troubled relationships with her nine children
Queen Victoria's Children
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A behind the scenes account from the perspectives for her servants
Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household
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Details her intense mouring for Albert and its political and emotional consequences
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert & Death
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Explores how Victoria popularised the French Riveria among British aristocracy and changed European travel
Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera
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A concise,readable introduction for general readers interested in the symbolic role in British identity
Queen Victoria: Icon Of An Era
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Focuses on Victoria's intense interest in India. her relationship with Abdul Karim,and colonial politics
Empress: Queen Victoria and India
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A feminist cultural study that examines  Victoria's body,fashion ,image and how she was represented in Victorian society and media
Queen Victoria's Secrets
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The true and controvial story of Victoria's relationship with her Indian servant and teacher Abdul Karim
Victoria and Abdul: Queen's Closest Confidant
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Explores how Victoria and Prince Albert embraced photography as a new medium to shape the royal image
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography
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An approachable and widely praised biography focused on the woman behind the monach - emotional, honest and wild
Queen Victoria: A Personal History
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Examines how Victoria passed on the “royal disease” (hemophilia) and its implications for European monarchies
Queen Victoria's Gene: Haemophilia & Royalty
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A creative and readable history that zooms in on 24 key days to explore major turning  points in her life and reign
Queen Victoria: 24 Days That Changed Her Life
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