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We two : Victoria and Albert Rulers, partners, rivals
- Title
- We two : Victoria and Albert Rulers, partners, rivals / Gillian Gill.
- Author
- Gill, Gillian.
- Publication
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2009], ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DA554 .G55 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 460 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table; 25 cm
- Summary
- Gillian Gill offers a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, revealing at once both an intimate but far-from-idyllic relationship that succeeded against all odds as the strong, feisty queen and the brilliant, fragile prince worked together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prelude to a Marriage -- Pt. 1. The Years Apart: Victoria: A Fatherless Princess -- Ch. 1. Charlotte and Leopold -- Ch. 2. Wanted, an Heir to the Throne, Preferably Male -- Ch. 3. The Wife Takes the Child -- Ch. 4. That Dismal Existence -- Ch. 5. The Kensington System -- Ch. 6. Fighting Back -- Ch. 7. Victoria, Virgin Queen -- Albert: A Motherless Prince -- Ch. 8. The Coburg Legacy -- Ch. 9. A Dynastic Marriage -- Ch. 10. The Paradise of Our Childhood -- Ch. 11. Training for the Big Race -- Pt. 2. Together -- Ch. 12. Victoria Plans Her Marriage -- Ch. 13. Bearing the Fruits of Desire -- Ch. 14. Whigs and Tories -- Ch. 15. Dearest Daisy -- Ch. 16. Albert Takes Charge -- Ch. 17. The Court of St. Albert's -- Ch. 18. Finding Friends -- Ch. 19. A Home of Our Own -- Ch. 20. The Greatest Show on Earth -- Ch. 21. Lord Palmerston Says No -- Ch. 22. Blue Blood and Red -- Ch. 23. French Interlude -- Ch. 24. The Prussian Alliance -- Ch. 25. Father and Son -- Ch. 26. Problems in a Marriage -- Ch. 27. "I Do Not Cling to Life as You Do" -- Ch. 28. Mourning a Prince.
- ISBN
- 9780345484055 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- 0345484053 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 2009008919
- 40016782039
- OCLC
- ocn251204093
- 251204093
- SCSB-13971483
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries