The Queen's Knight

by Martyn Downer

Book Overview

Sir Howard Elphinstone, dashing hero of the Crimean War, was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1858 aged just twenty-nine. Handpicked by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to be governor to their third son, Prince Arthur, Elphinstone made an uncertain start at court, uncomfortabe within its cliques and clashing frequently with the impassioned Queen. But after Albert's death in 1861, Elphinstone became not only a surrogate father to Arthur, but also Victoria's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055215508X
• ISBN13: 9780552155083
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"