false 252676 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 252676 6 244848 1980 Queen Victoria: A Personal History total:64|5:10|4:31|3:22|2:1|1:0| 64 242 104 14 62108 3.77 781 126 65803683 2446676 3949241 0465067611 9780465067619 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3949241.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.80 5 George III, which found its subject to be a more intelligent and effective ruler than he had been judged traditionally, this biography does not offer a radically new assessment of Victoria (1819-1901). Instead, Hibbert adds color to the stock image of a stout, grieving widow who was dressed perennially in black as she presided over England's imperial prime. His Queen Victoria is imperious and dignified, to be sure; she is also fun loving, highly emotional, and passionately in love with her consort, Prince Albert. Victoria was mortified to discover she had become pregnant within weeks of her marriage, fearing that it would spoil her intimacy with her husband; and, although she was fond of their many children, Hibbert candidly depicts her as a difficult and overbearing mother. In the graceful, engaging prose that is his trademark, Hibbert skillfully traces England's political evolution into a truly constitutional monarchy through Victoria's dealings with her prime ministers. He also judiciously evaluates her personal ties, particularly the thorny one with son and heir Bertie (later Edward VII), and the controversial one with Scottish servant John Brown. (Hibbert concludes that a sexual link between the two was "most improbable.") His appealing book reaffirms the pleasures of old-fashioned narrative biography. --Wendy Smith]]> 1980 3 1 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:41:55 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 15:01:40 -0700 2009
Basically this is an unusually readable book about a very unlikable woman. The 19th century was a rotten time to be a child. Victoria's childhood was pretty mis...more...]]> 8951794 255698 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.77 56 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 0 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 11 03:05:19 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 03:09:40 -0800 2007 16731041 956405 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 3 0 false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 29 17:25:18 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 04:35:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49973789 504256 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 3 0 false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 12:33:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 22:23:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80424417 1563468 3949241 0465067611 9780465067619 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3949241.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 George III, which found its subject to be a more intelligent and effective ruler than he had been judged traditionally, this biography does not offer a radically new assessment of Victoria (1819-1901). Instead, Hibbert adds color to the stock image of a stout, grieving widow who was dressed perennially in black as she presided over England's imperial prime. His Queen Victoria is imperious and dignified, to be sure; she is also fun loving, highly emotional, and passionately in love with her consort, Prince Albert. Victoria was mortified to discover she had become pregnant within weeks of her marriage, fearing that it would spoil her intimacy with her husband; and, although she was fond of their many children, Hibbert candidly depicts her as a difficult and overbearing mother. In the graceful, engaging prose that is his trademark, Hibbert skillfully traces England's political evolution into a truly constitutional monarchy through Victoria's dealings with her prime ministers. He also judiciously evaluates her personal ties, particularly the thorny one with son and heir Bertie (later Edward VII), and the controversial one with Scottish servant John Brown. (Hibbert concludes that a sexual link between the two was "most improbable.") His appealing book reaffirms the pleasures of old-fashioned narrative biography. --Wendy Smith]]> 1980 4 0 false Sat Dec 26 18:59:55 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:04:33 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 18:59:55 -0800 2009 I've been needing to stop to google some of the historical
figures mentioned. ]]> 56407992 214624 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 4 0 false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 16:03:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 16:12:23 -0700 2009 19048428 909198 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 5 0 false Sun Mar 30 19:08:33 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 19:10:51 -0700 2008 33386437 1537951 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 4 0 false Sat Sep 20 17:14:20 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 17:18:09 -0700 2008 33826981 861966 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 4 0 false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 12:01:58 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 14:24:28 -0800 2008 18380569 234607 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 4 0 false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 10:22:06 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 18:21:09 -0700 2008 at this link.]]> 34378456 1582400 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 0 0 false Thu Oct 02 12:35:21 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 12:35:21 -0700 2008 20345316 39665 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 16 20:08:21 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 20:08:59 -0700 2008 32657690 1470084 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 5 0 false Thu Sep 11 19:29:33 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 19:29:55 -0700 2008 30581085 1441241 3949241 0465067611 9780465067619 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3949241.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 George III, which found its subject to be a more intelligent and effective ruler than he had been judged traditionally, this biography does not offer a radically new assessment of Victoria (1819-1901). Instead, Hibbert adds color to the stock image of a stout, grieving widow who was dressed perennially in black as she presided over England's imperial prime. His Queen Victoria is imperious and dignified, to be sure; she is also fun loving, highly emotional, and passionately in love with her consort, Prince Albert. Victoria was mortified to discover she had become pregnant within weeks of her marriage, fearing that it would spoil her intimacy with her husband; and, although she was fond of their many children, Hibbert candidly depicts her as a difficult and overbearing mother. In the graceful, engaging prose that is his trademark, Hibbert skillfully traces England's political evolution into a truly constitutional monarchy through Victoria's dealings with her prime ministers. He also judiciously evaluates her personal ties, particularly the thorny one with son and heir Bertie (later Edward VII), and the controversial one with Scottish servant John Brown. (Hibbert concludes that a sexual link between the two was "most improbable.") His appealing book reaffirms the pleasures of old-fashioned narrative biography. --Wendy Smith]]> 1980 4 0 false Tue Aug 19 15:02:12 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 15:02:46 -0700 2008 82430315 569974 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 0 0 false Tue Dec 29 08:38:57 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 08:38:57 -0800 2009 82397758 1973770 3949241 0465067611 9780465067619 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3949241.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 George III, which found its subject to be a more intelligent and effective ruler than he had been judged traditionally, this biography does not offer a radically new assessment of Victoria (1819-1901). Instead, Hibbert adds color to the stock image of a stout, grieving widow who was dressed perennially in black as she presided over England's imperial prime. His Queen Victoria is imperious and dignified, to be sure; she is also fun loving, highly emotional, and passionately in love with her consort, Prince Albert. Victoria was mortified to discover she had become pregnant within weeks of her marriage, fearing that it would spoil her intimacy with her husband; and, although she was fond of their many children, Hibbert candidly depicts her as a difficult and overbearing mother. In the graceful, engaging prose that is his trademark, Hibbert skillfully traces England's political evolution into a truly constitutional monarchy through Victoria's dealings with her prime ministers. He also judiciously evaluates her personal ties, particularly the thorny one with son and heir Bertie (later Edward VII), and the controversial one with Scottish servant John Brown. (Hibbert concludes that a sexual link between the two was "most improbable.") His appealing book reaffirms the pleasures of old-fashioned narrative biography. --Wendy Smith]]> 1980 0 0 false Mon Dec 28 22:45:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 22:45:00 -0800 2009 81404000 329376 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 0 0 false Fri Dec 18 10:40:59 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 10:40:59 -0800 2009 81280314 2832680 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 4 0 false Thu Dec 17 05:47:22 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 05:47:22 -0800 2009 80993436 1338602 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

]]> 1980 0 0 false Mon Dec 14 12:48:50 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 12:48:57 -0800 2009 80625942 1205668 252676 0306810859 9780306810855 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517m/252676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173156517s/252676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria_A_Personal_History 3.78 64 In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imagination-she is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four years-an astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.

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