Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign

by 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101875577
• ISBN13: 9781101875575
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"