Prince Albert : the man who saved the monarchy / A.N. Wilson.
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TextPublisher: [New York, N.Y.] : HarperCollins, [2019]Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: xiii, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780062749550
- 0062749552
- 920
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Biography | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | B Albert, Prince Consort (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34311002805548 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-395) and index.
Princess Beatrice's war work -- His mother -- The Wettins -- Childhood: 'Tout rappelle l'hommẻ ses devoirs' -- "These dearest beloved cousins": Albert's first visit to England -- European journeys -- A somewhat rough experience -- Unbounded influence -- Public art, public life -- Neptune resigning his Empire to Britannia -- Malthusian calamity -- Cambridge -- The year of revolutions -- Balmoral -- The Great Exhibition of 1851: The making of the Modern World -- The Great Exhibition: 'so vast, so glorious' -- Stormy weather -- The Prince Consort at last -- King in all but name -- The care and work begin -- She was the strong one.
In this companion biography to the acclaimed "Victoria", A.N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort's birth.
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