Download or read book Queen Victoria the French Royal Families written by Christina Croft and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the six decades of Queen Victoria's reign, France underwent immense political changes, fluctuating between monarchies, empires and republics. Relations between Britain and France were equally variable, as the shadow of Napoleon Bonaparte still hung over the collective memory, and it was widely believed on both sides of the Channel, that one day his successors would attempt to avenge the defeat of Waterloo.Against this background, Queen Victoria was forced to navigate the tumultuous waters of international relations, balancing her personal feelings with her role as a constitutional monarch. Despite the mistrust between Britain and France, and the animosity between the Orl�ans and Bonaparte families, she succeeded in forming firm friendships with both King Louis Philippe d'Orl�ans, and Napoleon's nephew, Emperor Napoleon III without compromising her position as Queen.
Download or read book Queen Victoria s Matchmaking written by Deborah Cadbury and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe. Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.
Download or read book The Ancestry of Her Majesty Queen Victoria and of His Royal Highness Prince Albert written by George Russell 1803-1881 French 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: Recounting the rich histories of two of the most prominent families in Europe, this captivating book provides a fascinating glimpse into the personal lives of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Based on meticulous research, French's work sheds light on the political and social contexts in which these two legendary figures lived. 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 The Progresses of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in France Belgium and England during the Year 1843 written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ancestry of Queen Victoria and of Prince Albert written by George Russell French 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: In this fascinating exploration of genealogy, George Russell French traces the genealogical roots of Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert. Drawing from a multitude of primary sources, French's work sheds new light on the complex and intertwined histories of some of Europe's most storied royal families. 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 Victoria Her Life and Times 1819 1861 written by Cecil Woodham Smith and published by Hamish Hamilton. This book was released on 1972 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria written by Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leaves from a Journal written by Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria 1819 1901 written by Richard Rivington Holmes and published by London : Longmans, Green. This book was released on 1901 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria and the Bonapartes written by Theo Aronson and published by Indianapolis, Ind. : Bobbs-Merrill. This book was released on 1972 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria written by E. Gordon Browne and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most storied and influential rulers in modern history, Queen Victoria's long reign defined the character of the nineteenth century throughout much of Europe. This insightful and comprehensive biography from E. Gordon Browne presents a first-hand account of the queen and the myriad social, political, and cultural changes wrought by the so-called Grandmother of Europe.
Download or read book In the Court of the Pear King written by Sandy Petrey and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy Petrey explores the factors accounting for such consequential innovations in so short a time, so restricted a space. In Petrey's view, these disparate events betoken a common recognition of society's capacity to make and unmake what it recognizes as real."--Jacket.
Download or read book Marie Antoinette written by John Hardman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “wonderfully gripping biography” digs beneath the famous legend to present a nuanced and revealing portrait of a serious-mined monarch (Allan Massie, Wall Street Journal). As the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette was mistrusted and reviled in her own time, while today she is portrayed as a lightweight incapable of understanding the events that engulfed her. But who was she really? In this new account, John Hardman redresses the balance and sheds fresh light on her story. Hardman shows how Marie-Antoinette played a significant but misunderstood role in the crisis of the monarchy. Drawing on new sources, he describes how she refused to prioritize the aggressive foreign policy of her mother, bravely took over the helm from her faltering husband, and, when revolution broke out, worked closely with repentant radicals to give the constitutional monarchy a fighting chance. For the first time, Hardman demonstrates exactly what influence Marie-Antoinette had and when and how she exerted it. Named a 2020 Book of the Year by The Spectator
Download or read book Queen Victoria written by Sir Sidney Lee and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria from Her Birth to the Death of the Prince Consort written by Cecil Woodham Smith and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The events of Victoria's life are portrayed against the political and social history of Britain and the Empire.
Download or read book The Life of Marie Am lie Last Queen of the French 1782 1866 written by C. C. Dyson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria s Gene written by D M Potts and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria's son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria's parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria's daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian royal families. The disease played a role in the origin of the Spanish Civil War; and the tsarina's concern over her only son's haemophilia led to the entry of Rasputin into the royal household, contributing directly to the Russian revolution.
