Some Thoughts on We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals, by Gillian Gill

We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I watched and enjoyed the recent PBS serial, Queen Victoria, and based on a friend's recommendation, picked up We Two to find out more about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Victoria and Albert in We Two are far more nuanced and complex characters than might be possible in a television program. Certainly the rich back stories of both and their historical and cultural contexts, English and German, would be hard to portray. Victoria and Albert are fascinating people, as was their marriage. Gill provides a well of information and detail that might put some off, but for me, this was a page turner. That it was so even when I knew how their history would turn out attests to Gill's fine writing and research.

Recommended for Victoria fans, Anglophiles, biography buffs, and those who love a good story, here on an epic scale.



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