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The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853
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792 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1853
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Queen Victoria
347 books29 followersThe expansion and industrial growth marked reign of Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 and empress of India from 1877, and her strict moral code influenced 19th-century society.
Alexandrina Victoria from 20 June 1837 until her death. People know her 63 years and seven months as the Victorian era, a period of cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom. She was the last monarch of the house of Hanover.
Albert, her prince consort, died in 1861.
Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day during her adult life. From July 1832, she kept a detailed journal, which eventually encompassed 122 volumes, until her death. After death of Victoria, survivors appointed Beatrice, her youngest daughter and a princess, as her literary executor. Beatrice transcribed and edited the diaries, covering accession of her mother onward, and she burned the originals in the process. Despite this destruction, much of the diaries still exist. In addition to edited copy of Beatrice, Lord Reginald Baliol Brett Esher transcribed the volumes from 1832 to 1861 before Beatrice destroyed them.
Alexandrina Victoria from 20 June 1837 until her death. People know her 63 years and seven months as the Victorian era, a period of cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom. She was the last monarch of the house of Hanover.
Albert, her prince consort, died in 1861.
Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day during her adult life. From July 1832, she kept a detailed journal, which eventually encompassed 122 volumes, until her death. After death of Victoria, survivors appointed Beatrice, her youngest daughter and a princess, as her literary executor. Beatrice transcribed and edited the diaries, covering accession of her mother onward, and she burned the originals in the process. Despite this destruction, much of the diaries still exist. In addition to edited copy of Beatrice, Lord Reginald Baliol Brett Esher transcribed the volumes from 1832 to 1861 before Beatrice destroyed them.
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February 18, 2019
Experience history first hand
What an amazing way to experience history from Queen Victoria's perspective! One does have to do a little research to fully understand references made in the terminology of the times as well as to employ a translator program to letters written in French, but we'll worth the effort!
What an amazing way to experience history from Queen Victoria's perspective! One does have to do a little research to fully understand references made in the terminology of the times as well as to employ a translator program to letters written in French, but we'll worth the effort!
May 28, 2024
This was a unique and fascinating collection of letters which let's the reader get a glimpse into the thoughts and lives of Queen Victoria and the royal family during some pretty big moments of upheaval in European history. History buffs should definitely give this one a try.
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