false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255663960m/6287100.jpg 6287100 2 <b>A twenty-first-century perspective on a giant of English history, Queen Victoria, and her marriage to German Prince Albert—timed to benefit from the release of the upcoming film <i>The Young Victoria</i></b><br><br>Known as one of history’s most powerful and happily married couples, Victoria and Albert together ruled the British Empire for twenty years at the peak of its strength in mid-nineteenth century. The standard account of their union is that young Victoria, married at nineteen, was only too happy to hand over the reins of power to her husband, willingly taking a back seat to bear and raise their nine children.<br><br>A well-known chronicler of the lives of achieving women, author Gillian Gill rejects this outdated interpretation, retelling the couple’s story from a fresh, modern perspective. Victoria hated pregnancy, and as much as she loved Albert, she never let him impinge on her power. Gill makes the case that Albert’s early death was the reason for the marriage’s great success, leaving his widow another forty years on the throne to rule as sole monarch.<br><br>Gill’s last book, <i>Nightingales,</i> about the life and times of Florence Nightingale, was called “vivid and completely readable” by <i>The New York Times Book Review. </i>She brings the same engaging storytelling to this vibrant, important new biography. 6471370 19 5 2009 We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals total:57|5:13|4:29|3:10|2:3|1:2| 57 219 183 25 5 1 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:36:41 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 22:12:20 -0700 2009
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Argument: The two were influenced by their curious childhoods, and created the "Victorian age" together. The author (a French lit expert) suggests myths have ob...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 07:48:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:49:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 11:35:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:37:15 -0700 2009 How did that work out? Very interesting read with background on both their childho...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:31:03 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:33:32 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:34:59 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:53:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 13:23:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 13:23:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 06:32:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 15:02:12 -0700 2009 0 0 true false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:10:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:10:42 -0700 2009 once They were first cousins who married to carry on the German dynasty.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:16:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:18:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 06:44:09 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 06:45:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 16:46:52 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:52:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 20:58:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 20:59:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:22:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:17:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 07:53:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:53:33 -0700 2009 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6287100