Queen Victoria : twenty-four days that changed her life / Lucy Worsley.
A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, Lucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed to define a socially conservative vision of Victorian womanhood, while also defying its conventions. Beneath her exterior image of traditional daughter, wife, and widow, she was a strong-willed and masterful politician. Drawing from the vast collection of Victoria's correspondence and the rich documentation of her life, Worsley recreates twenty-four of the most important days in Victoria's life. Each day gives a glimpse into the identity of this powerful, difficult queen and the contradictions that defined her. Queen Victoria is an intimate introduction to one of Britain's most iconic rulers as a wife and widow, mother and matriarch, and above all, a woman of her time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250201423
- ISBN: 125020142X
- Physical Description: 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (345-359) and index.
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- Subject:
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 17 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 19 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO VIC (Text) | 37810435745343 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | B VICTORIA (Text) | 30664100346458 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | B VICTORIA (Text) | 34510000605350 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bridger Memorial Library | B VICTORIA (Text) | 30441100778133 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B VICTORIA (Text) | 22281500139601 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | B VICTORIA Wor (Text) | 33436001664744 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/08/2026 |
| Eden Library | B Victoria (Text) | 31554010474491 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | VICTORIA (Text) | 33258008563681 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 941.081092 Worsley (Text) | 30519009977243 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | B VICTORIA (Text) | 39149007826787 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, Lucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed to define a socially conservative vision of Victorian womanhood, while also defying its conventions. Beneath her exterior image of traditional daughter, wife, and widow, she was a strong-willed and masterful politician. Drawing from the vast collection of Victoria's correspondence and the rich documentation of her life, Worsley recreates twenty-four of the most important days in Victoria's life. Each day gives a glimpse into the identity of this powerful, difficult queen and the contradictions that defined her. Queen Victoria is an intimate introduction to one of Britain's most iconic rulers as a wife and widow, mother and matriarch, and above all, a woman of her time.
