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 62–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... fact, George's first cousin (her mother was the sister of his father)—but that about covered her commendable qualities, aside from the prospective groom's belief the connection would please her uncle, his father. On the negative side ...
... fact) to have murdered his manservant and committed incest with his sister, Sophia. In 1815, Cumberland married a divorced German princess, herself a reputed murderess, who was never welcomed into her husband's family.2 Of the three ...
... fact, the young queen at first concluded that she might not even marry at all, ever, fearful that in so doing she would see the exhilarating wonders of her sovereignty threatened. Further, the specter of marriage raised not-quite-savory ...
... fact of a healthy new baby in the palace. Referred to, with regal brevity, as “the Child” until its christening, during which ceremony Albert declared it had “behaved with great propriety, and like a Christian,” the tiny princess was ...
... fact, nothing is further from an accurate interpretation of her deepest held views. In the first place, the sovereign understood precious little of the lives of her humblest subjects. Furthermore, she considered the poor virtually ...
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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 | |