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Queen Victoria and the Royal Family explores the private world behind one of the most influential monarchies of the nineteenth century. From Victoria's partnership with Prince Albert to the education of their children, the rituals of court life, the royal residences of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Osborne House, and the monarchy's evolving relationship with the British press, this book reveals how family, duty, grief, and public image shaped the Victorian crown.
At the heart of the story is Victoria herself: queen, wife, mother, widow, and imperial matriarch. The book follows the emotional and political transformation of the monarchy after Albert's death, tracing Victoria's long mourning, her gradual return to public life, and the grand imperial symbolism of the Diamond Jubilee. Moreover, this second volume presents the royal family not only as a household of privilege, but as an institution that helped define the values, contradictions, and ambitions of the Victorian Age.
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GenreHistory
Length6 hrs 29 mins
Narrated bySantiago Machain
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 12, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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