Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign by Somerset, Anne

Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign

A riveting portrait of Queen Victoria and the ten prime ministers who headed British government during her...
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Author: Anne Somerset
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Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign by Somerset, Anne

Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign

¥10,281

Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign

¥10,281
Author: Anne Somerset
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A riveting portrait of Queen Victoria and the ten prime ministers who headed British government during her sixty-three-year reign

It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't be more wrong. A passionate and opinionated leader, Victoria was born to govern with no room for doubt about her historic destiny or the might of the empire that was built in her name. When it came to her involvement in state affairs, Victoria herself acknowledged that she had held strong "likes and dislikes" for the various prime ministers who served throughout her political evolution from headstrong teenager to seasoned leader.

Anne Somerset's Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers charts the feuds and affectionate interactions Victoria had with her ten premiers in often hilarious detail, from her adoration of Benjamin Disraeli, her favorite prime minister who filled her life with "poetry, romance, and chivalry," to her detestation for William Gladstone, a man she deemed a "dangerous old fanatic." Drawing extensively on unpublished sources such as material from the Royal Archives and never-before-seen prime ministerial papers, Somerset casts a fresh and highly illuminating perspective not just on Victoria, but on the exceptional politicians who served her in a time of massive global change.

Author: Anne Somerset
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 11/05/2024
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.17lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9781101875575

About the Author
ANNE SOMERSET was born in London and graduated from King's College, London. She is the author of The Life and Times of King William IV, Ladies in Waiting, Elizabeth I, and Queen Anne. She has worked as a research assistant for several historians, among them Antonia Fraser. Somerset is the daughter of the 11th Duke of Beaufort. She lives in London.

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