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 72–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... sovereign at the side of the coffin were members of most of Europe's royal families, including the kings of Norway and of the Hellenes, the deceased's nieces Princesses Helena Victoria and Marie Louise, and—as chief mourner—the long ...
... sovereign mother and consort father. Thus it happened that in the early hours of November 21, 1840, a rainy day Victoria remembered most clearly for the smoking chimneys outside her bedroom windows, the young queen's labor pains began ...
... sovereign in the order of their birth, followed by daughters in their birth order. Legitimate children of each heir succeeded, according to the same rules, directly after their royal parent, noting most importantly that the daughters of ...
... sovereign queen since Anne Stuart had died more than twelve decades earlier. Under the late Hanoverians, the monarchy's repute had sunk to its lowest ebb in the nation's modern history, and the vision of the young and promising Princess ...
... sovereign. Upon her accession to the throne, Uncle Leopold of Coburg entered Victoria's life as a major force, completely replacing Victoire's maternal influence. After Princess Charlotte's death in 1817, the mourning but suddenly ...
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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 | |