Victoria's DaughtersSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 23 դեկ, 1999 թ. - 384 էջ The story of five women who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time. |
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Արդյունքներ 74–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... she was already widely called “Princess Fitz”—such an act would have brought disapprobation from every European court, as well as grave constitutional questions as to the legitimacy of Britain's crown, a matter taken by royalty of the ...
... court, the parents—particularly Albert—set about deciding how to capitalize on these circumstances, which is to say ... courts. Young Prince Albert especially grew up conjuring a broadminded vision of the relationship between those who ...
... court life.7 As the British queen's consort, Albert became irrevocably tied to his adopted country's liberal ... courts in which they would almost certainly marry. The queen maintained a certain distance from her firstborn, in the manner ...
... court cause him to step down from the plane of perfect marital fidelity, not so much as even to engage in a flirtation—he was able to find the emotional room for his children that always eluded his wife. It seemed to many who observed ...
... court etiquette held sway here as much as it did in the palace's public rooms, the rules specified that the wet nurse must remain standing while feeding any royal child, obviously in recognition of the infant's exalted station. It was ...
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Death at Windsor | |
Settling Daughters | |
Marriage and Death | |
Tragedy Again and Leavetaking | |
Canada and scandals | |
German Horrors | |
End of an | |
After Years | |
Principal Characters THE SISTERS | |
Bibliography | |