| Queen Victoria: A Personal History Contributor(s): Hibbert, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306810859 ISBN-13: 9780306810855 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: First time in paperback: An intimate biography of a larger-than-life persona-and a radical reassessment of a monarch we thought we knew. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.51" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |