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1	The Duke of Windsor Conspiracy: The British King Who Betrayed His Country by David Philips 4.72 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 2,400, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard 3.95 avg rating — 5,397 ratings score: 2,058, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill 3.85 avg rating — 8,813 ratings score: 1,962, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Queen Victoria: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert 4.02 avg rating — 1,236 ratings score: 1,864, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Queen Victoria by Elizabeth Longford 3.85 avg rating — 713 ratings score: 1,334, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Young Victoria by Alison Plowden 3.92 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 1,231, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Victoria: An Intimate Biography by Stanley Weintraub 3.83 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 1,185, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Victoria and Albert by Richard Hough 3.81 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 1,173, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Becoming Queen by Kate Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,734 ratings score: 1,083, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy by Helen Rappaport (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,444 ratings score: 1,057, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert by Stanley Weintraub 4.07 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 1,032, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Becoming Victoria by Lynne Vallone 3.72 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 854, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi 4.06 avg rating — 2,662 ratings score: 837, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Victoria and Albert: A Family Life at Osborne House by Sarah Ferguson 4.26 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 836, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey 3.80 avg rating — 2,169 ratings score: 590, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Queen Victoria, From her Birth to the Death of the Prince Consort by Cecil Woodham-Smith 3.98 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 571, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird 4.11 avg rating — 12,597 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Queen Victoria's Family: A Century of Photographs by Charlotte Zeepvat (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Queen Victoria's Gene: Haemophilia and the Royal Family by D.M. Potts 3.60 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 481, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Grandmama of Europe: The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria by Theo Aronson 4.22 avg rating — 583 ratings score: 479, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	My Memories of Six Reigns by Princess Marie Louise 4.13 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year by Greg King 3.83 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Queen Victoria in Her Letters and Journals by Queen Victoria 4.17 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter by Matthew Dennison 3.82 avg rating — 1,076 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Queen Victoria's Granddaughters 1860-1918 by Christina Croft (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 918 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard 3.49 avg rating — 1,068 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	An Uncommon Woman - The Empress Frederick: Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm by Hannah Pakula 4.18 avg rating — 1,126 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Beloved & Darling Child. Last Letters between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901 by Queen Victoria 4.57 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 by Queen Victoria 3.50 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Queen Victoria's Children by John van der Kiste 3.83 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Louisa, lady in waiting: The personal diaries and albums of Louisa, lady in waiting to Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra by Countess of Louisa Jane McDonnell Antrim 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury 4.04 avg rating — 2,238 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Victoria: A Life by A.N. Wilson 3.77 avg rating — 1,970 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy 3.66 avg rating — 712 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Censoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon by Yvonne M. Ward 3.19 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign by Anne Somerset 4.05 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Life with Queen Victoria - Marie Mallet's Letters from Court 1887-1901 by Victor Mallet 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Beloved mama: Private correspondence of Queen Victoria and the German Crown Princess, 1878-1885 by Roger Fulford (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Travels with Queen Victoria by Sarah Ferguson 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion by Helen Rappaport (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Queen Victoria in Switzerland by Peter Arengo-Jones liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Ask Sir James: The Life of Sir James Reid, Personal Physician to Queen Victoria by Michaela Reid 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions by Matthew Dennison 3.26 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria -- Volume 5 by Charles Greville 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Dear Papa, Beloved Mama by Christina Croft (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Secret Life of Queen Victoria: Her Majesty's Missing Diaries by Jonathan Routh 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Queen Victoria's Little Wars by Byron Farwell 4.12 avg rating — 492 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Queen Victoria goes to the theatre by George Rowell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu 3.41 avg rating — 2,454 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Victoria Letters: The Heart and Mind of a Young Queen (The Official Companion to the ITV Series) by Helen Rappaport (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,184 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Sexuality and Its Impact on History: The British Stripped Bare by Hunter S. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury 4.04 avg rating — 2,238 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Henry and Mary Ponsonby: Life at the Court of Queen Victoria by William Kuhn (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Queen Victoria at Osborne by Arnold Florance 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard 3.49 avg rating — 1,068 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Dearest Mama: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia, 1861-64 by Roger Fulford 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Queen Victoria was amused by Alan Hardy 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Queen Victoria and The Romanovs: Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust by Coryne Hall 4.14 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	In Royal Fashion: The Clothes of Princess Charlotte & Queen Victoria by Kay Staniland 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Victoria's Heyday by J.B. Priestley 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Queen Victoria by Richard Rivington Holmes 3.65 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Private Life of Victoria: Queen, Empress, Mother of the Nation by Alexander MacDonald 3.86 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Queen Victoria at Home by Michael De-la-Noy 3.47 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Advice to my grand-daughter: Letters from Queen Victoria to Princess Victoria of Hesse by Queen Victoria 4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Queen Victoria: Fifty Golden Years by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	My Mistress the Queen: The Letters of Frieda Arnold Dresser to Queen Victoria 1854-9 by Frieda Arnold 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria by Tony Rennell 3.94 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Queen Victoria - First Media Monarch by John Plunkett 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Kill the Queen!: The Eight Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria by Barrie Charles 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography by Anne Lyden 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Queen Victoria as I knew her by Theodore Martin 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	What They Don’t Tell You About Queen Victoria, Her Friends and Relations by Bob Fowke (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Heroism of Queen Victoria: And How the Monarchy Was Saved by Princess Alice by Gerard Noel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Goodbye to Victoria: The Last Queen Empress: The Story of Queen Victoria's Funeral Train by Peter J. Keat (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars