Becoming Queen Victoria
The Tragic Death of Princess Charlotte and the Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
New York : Ballantine Books, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: xiv, 448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
From the acclaimed author of "England's Mistress" comes a smart, gripping account of the rise to the throne and the early life of Queen Victoria, and the tragic, little-known story of Princess Charlotte, the queen who never was.
Subjects:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Childhood and youth.
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817.
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817 -- Influence.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Princesses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Childhood and youth.
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817.
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817 -- Influence.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Princesses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
ISBN:
9780345461957 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe England Victorian Wil | Blythewood | Nonfiction | In |
Originally published as: Becoming queen. London : Hutchinson, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.