Download or read book Inside the Royal Wardrobe written by Kate Strasdin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales – who later became Queen Consort – to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. More than 130 extraordinary garments from Alexandra's wardrobe survive, from sumptuous court dress and politicised fancy dress to mourning attire and elegant coronation gowns, and can be found in various collections around the world, from London, Oslo and Denmark to New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of this in-depth study, examining their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity and performance, and interpreting Alexandra's world from the objects out. Adopting an object-based methodology, the book features a range of original sources from letters, travel journals and newspaper editorials, to wardrobe accounts, memoirs, tailors' ledgers and business records. Revealing a shrewd and socially aware woman attuned to the popular power of royal dress, the work will appeal to students and scholars of costume, fashion and dress history, as well as of material culture and 19th century history.

Download or read book The Life of Queen Alexandra written by Sarah A. Tooley and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by Frances Dimond and published by History and Heritage Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By kind permission of Her Majesty The Queen, this book has been based on extensive research over many years in the Royal Archives and elsewhere. The author was the first official Curator of the Royal Photograph Collection. Queen Alexandra was a private person who destroyed or left instructions to destroy, much of her archive, but nevertheless enough remains in the form of original documents, such as engagement diaries and letters and informal information, to chart her life more completely than ever before and to attempt to rectify the negative or dismissive attitude towards her which has gained credence in some previous works. This method, rather than drawing mainly from over-salted and peppered memoirs written much later, aims to show her character, enables readers to get to know her and to appreciate what an enormous amount a senior member of the royal family has to accomplish, while still remaining the loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, and keen supporter of the arts, welfare and education, that Alexandra was. During her life she met many famous, notable and intriguing people, while her own journey - from the young, modest Danish Princess who married the Prince of Wales in 1863, to the popular Queen Consort of King Edward VII, and the beloved Queen Mother - saw her personal development and courageous struggle against disability, especially deafness. She was a generous, thoughtful and caring woman, who maintained her sense of humour and interest in all kinds of things and under sometimes challenging circumstances. She could be a lively correspondent and her letters will help readers to understand her far better than has hitherto been possible. This book is long and detailed and readers may like to dip in and out of it, finding stories in all parts, rather than reading it straight through, but it might claim a place among the variety of entertainments which are comforting us in these difficult times.

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by Georgina Battiscombe and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biography of the queen who became the leader of London society and the idol of the nation. Queen Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901. She became queen when her husband became King Edward VII after the death of his mother Queen Victoria.

Download or read book Queen Alexandra s Birdwing written by John Stidworthy and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterflies, discussing where and how they live and their size, important body parts, diet, and stages of development.

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by William Rutherford Hayes Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra s Christmas Gift Book Photographs From My Camera to Be Sold for Charity written by Alexandra and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Alexandra Princess and Queen written by David Duff and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1980 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by Georgina Battiscombe and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844? 20 November 1925) was the wife and queen-empress consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India."--Wikipedia.

Download or read book Queen Alexandra s Christmas Gift Book written by Queen Alexandra (consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Edward VII and Queen Alexandra written by Helmut Gernsheim and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra a Study of Royalty written by W R H 1866-1938 Trowbridge and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating biography traces the life and reign of Alexandra of Denmark, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and wife of King Edward VII. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, the author provides a vivid portrait of Alexandra and her social circle, highlighting her role as a patron of the arts, a fashion icon, and a champion of charitable causes. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by David Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by Anglo-Danish Society and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen Alexandra written by David Williamson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Queen Alexandra: A Biography In these pages will be found mentioned only a small proportion Of the varied public duties performed in three reigns by Queen Alexandra. NO one has ever seen Her Majesty look bored, although many engagements must be wearisome from mere reiteration. The Queen has the art Of doing charming little acts Of kindness which make an immediate impression. And she is not afraid to make innovations. On 22nd March I9I6 she autographed numbers Of programmes at the entertainment given by King George and Queen Mary at the Riding School, Buckingham Palace, to wounded soldiers. After one of the guests had summoned up enough courage to ask Queen Alexandra to autograph his programme, Her Majesty was kept busy responding to many similar requests. Although the Queen is ready to adopt new ideas and enjoy new forms Of amusement - such as Kinematography, which has given her much pleasure from the days of its first introduction - She is very loyal to the past. Many a time She has referred to Childhood's years in Denmark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Alexandra written by Carolly Erickson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking advantage of material unavailable until the fall of the Soviet Union, Erickson portrays Alexandra's story as a closely observed, enthrallingly documented, progressive psychological retreat from reality. The lives of the Romanovs were full of color and drama, but the personal life of Alexandra has remained enigmatic. Under Erickson's masterful scrutiny the full dimensions of the Empresses' singular psychology are revealed: her childhood bereavement, her long struggle to attain her romantic goal of marriage to Nicholas, the anguish of her pathological shyness, her struggles with her in-laws, her false pregnancy, her increasing eccentricities and loss of self as she became more preoccupied with matters of faith, and her increasing dependence on a series of occult mentors, the most notorious of whom was Rasputin. With meticulous care, long practiced skill, and generous imagination, Erickson crafts a character who lives and breathes.

Download or read book Empress Alexandra written by Melanie Clegg and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Queen Victoria's second daughter Princess Alice married the Prince Louis of Hesse and Rhine in 1862 even her own mother described the ceremony as 'more of a funeral than a wedding' thanks to the fact that it took place shortly after the death of Alice's beloved father Prince Albert. Sadly, the young princess' misfortunes didn't end there and when she also died prematurely, her four motherless daughters were taken under the wing of their formidable grandmother, Victoria. Alix, the youngest of Alice's daughters and allegedly one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, was a special favorite of the elderly queen, who hoped that she would marry her cousin Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and one day reign beside him as Queen. However, the spirited and stubborn Alix had other ideas...