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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... wife could not assume rank as princess of Wales, nor could any children of that union have inherited rank, titles, or rights to the throne from their father. Though on becoming king George could have made Mrs. Fitzherbert his queen—she ...
... wife, even if not yet barren, found her menagerie of monkeys and dogs far more congenial company than she did her racing-obsessed husband. Sussex, of literary inclinations, lived with a nonroyal lady with whom he was very much in love ...
... wife alongside his younger brother. The prince regent gave both brides away. The chief celebrant was the aged Queen ... wives brought forth children at nearly the same time, 1819 witnessing a kind of group confinement. In March, both ...
... wife both appreciated Victoria's good fortune in getting through what was at the time an exceedingly dangerous enterprise for any woman. And both were equally pleased in the knowledge that the queen could, indisputably, produce healthy ...
... wife in absentia, and neither Albert nor his brother ever saw their mother again. She would die eight years later, in 1831. The duke remarried. Both boys formed a happy relationship with their new stepmother (Princess Marie of ...
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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 | |