Balmoral: Queen Victoria's Highland Home

by Ronald William Clark

A history of Scotland's Balmoral Castle focuses on Queen Victoria's acquistion of the estate, her building of the new castle, and the life of the Royal family at their Highlands retreat

114 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1981

About the author

Ronald William Clark was a British author of biography, fiction and non-fiction. He was educated King's College School. In 1933, he embarked on a career as a journalist, and served as a war correspondent during the Second World War after being turned down for military service on medical grounds. As a war correspondent, Clark landed on Juno Beach with the Canadians on D-Day. He followed the war until the end, and remained in Germany to report on the major War Crimes trials. After his return to Britain he embarked upon a career as an author.