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Queen Victoria and her prime ministers : her life, the imperial ideal, and the politics and turmoil that shaped her extraordinary reign / Anne Somerset.
A riveting portrait of Queen Victoria and the ten prime ministers who headed British government during her sixty-three-year reign It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't be more wrong. A passionate and opinionated leader, Victoria was born to govern with no room for doubt about her historic destiny or the might of the empire that was built in her name. When it came to her involvement in state affairs, Victoria herself acknowledged that she had held strong "likes and dislikes" for the various prime ministers who served throughout her political evolution from headstrong teenager to seasoned leader. Anne Somerset's Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers charts the feuds and affectionate interactions Victoria had with her ten premiers in often hilarious detail, from her adoration of Benjamin Disraeli, her favorite prime minister who filled her life with "poetry, romance, and chivalry," to her detestation for William Gladstone, a man she deemed a "dangerous old fanatic." Drawing extensively on unpublished sources such as material from the Royal Archives and never-before-seen prime ministerial papers, Somerset casts a fresh and highly illuminating perspective not just on Victoria, but on the exceptional politicians who served her in a time of massive global change.
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- ISBN: 9781101875575
- ISBN: 1101875577
- Physical Description: 630 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso. Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain under the title Plagued With Politics by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, in 2024. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-602) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Lord Melbourne 1837-1841 -- Sir Robert Peel 1841-1846 -- Lord John Russell 1846-1852 -- Lord Derby; Lord Aberdeen 1852-1855 -- Lord Palmerston; Lord Derby; Lord Palmerston 1855-1861 -- Lord Palmerston 1861-1865 -- Lord Russell; Lord Derby; Mr Disraeli 1865-1868 -- Mr Gladstone 1868-1874 -- Mr Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) 1874-1880 -- Mr Gladstone 1880-1885 -- Lord Salisbury; Mr Gladstone 1885-1886 -- Lord Salisbury 1886-1892 -- Mr Gladstone; Lord Rosebery 1892-1895 -- Lord Salisbury 1895-1901 -- Conclusion. |
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| 500 | . | ‡a"This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally published in hardcover in Great Britain under the title Plagued With Politics by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, in 2024. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 547-602) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tLord Melbourne 1837-1841 -- ‡tSir Robert Peel 1841-1846 -- ‡tLord John Russell 1846-1852 -- ‡tLord Derby; Lord Aberdeen 1852-1855 -- ‡tLord Palmerston; Lord Derby; Lord Palmerston 1855-1861 -- ‡tLord Palmerston 1861-1865 -- ‡tLord Russell; Lord Derby; Mr Disraeli 1865-1868 -- ‡tMr Gladstone 1868-1874 -- ‡tMr Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) 1874-1880 -- ‡tMr Gladstone 1880-1885 -- ‡tLord Salisbury; Mr Gladstone 1885-1886 -- ‡tLord Salisbury 1886-1892 -- ‡tMr Gladstone; Lord Rosebery 1892-1895 -- ‡tLord Salisbury 1895-1901 -- ‡gConclusion. |
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