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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
by Cadbury, Deborah
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Public Affairs. New. Public Affairs, 2017 New A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother
As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe
Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next
As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe
Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next
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- Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
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- Cadbury, Deborah
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- 1610398467
- ISBN 13
- 9781610398466
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- Public Affairs
- This edition first published
- 2017-11
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