![]() The Industrial Revolution was transforming the landscape, and the British Empire was commanding ever larger tracts of the globe. In Britain, a generation of royals had indulged their whims at the public’s expense, and republican sentiment was growing. Revolution would threaten many of Europe’s monarchies in the coming decades. When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. “ Victoria the Queen, Julia Baird’s exquisitely wrought and meticulously researched biography, brushes the dusty myth off this extraordinary monarch.”- The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice) NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Drawing on previously unpublished papers, this stunning portrait is a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience. The true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen-a Victoria for our times. ![]()
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