A magnificent obsession : Victoria, Albert, and the death that changed the British monarchy
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
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1st U.S. ed.
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xvi, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
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"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by The Random House Group Limited under the title Magnificent Obsession"--T.p. verso.
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Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 299-311) and index.
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Uses Royal Archives sources to examine how the untimely death of Prince Albert plunged both his queen and the nation into a profound state of grief that reshaped the British monarchy.
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Albert, -- Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1861 -- Death and burial.
Albert, -- Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1861 -- Influence.
Biographies.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
Mourning customs -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Victoria, -- Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1901.
Albert, -- Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1861 -- Influence.
Biographies.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
Mourning customs -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Victoria, -- Queen of Great Britain, -- 1819-1901.