{"product_id":"queen-victoria-by-lucy-worsley-9781473651418","title":"Queen Victoria","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jane Ridley, author of \u003ci\u003eBertie: A Life of Edward VII\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHas much of the abundant charm of its author.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe glory of this book is in the details.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorsley's command of the material and elegant writing style make this a must-read.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate glimpse.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engaging portrait of the monarch.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003ei paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvides a unique insight into this inscrutable monarch.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eChoice Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this lively, light-footed biography, just out in paperback, the popular TV historian Lucy Worsley looks at just 24 days of Victoria's 81-year long life to reveal unexpected sides to the monarch.\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was Queen Victoria?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? She was also a passionate young princess who loved dancing. And there is also a third Victoria, the brilliant queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVictoria found a way of ruling when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer image as a conventional daughter, wife and widow concealed the reality of a talented, instinctive politician. Her actions, if not her words, reveal that she was tearing up the rules on how to be female. But the price of this was deep personal pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy looking in detail at twenty-four days of her life, through diaries, letters and more, we meet Queen Victoria up-close and personal. Living with her from hour to hour, we can see and celebrate the contradictions that make up British history's most recognisable woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843359625452,"sku":"9781473651418","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18651703482712.jpg?v=1758797659","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/queen-victoria-by-lucy-worsley-9781473651418","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}