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Tag: Queen Victoria
Eight-hour TV series planned
Victoria's unrecognized power
Queen Victoria “exerted far more influence than most of her subjects realized,” says Arianne Chernock in her review of A. N. Wilson’s recent biography of Queen Victoria.
Victoria: A Life by A. N. Wilson is available from Amazon.com.
Queen Victoria's forbidden love
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A Queen’s Forbidden Love: Victoria’s relationship with her servant had a flirtatious side. http://t.co/9RZIcSb5si
— New York Times (@newyorktimes) August 29, 2014
Visit Royalty.nu for a list of books about Queen Victoria’s life and loves.
Whisperers
According to a new book, Queen Victoria was "fascinated with spiritualism" — and that’s why she adored employee John Brown, who (supposedly) was a medium who channelled the spirit of Prince Albert. Read more....
Victoria's scorned secret
Two queens and their Diamond Jubilees
From Mirror Online: a look at the differences and similarities between the current Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne, and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.