A Magnificent Obsession Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780312621056
  • 13 maart 2012
  • 336 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Helen Rappaport

"Helen F. Rappaport (née Ware; born 1947), is a British author and former actress. She specialises in the Victorian era and revolutionary Russia.

(Bron: Wikipedia. Beschikbaar onder de licentie Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen.)"

Samenvatting

As she did in her critically acclaimed The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the queen's obsessive love for her husband - a story that began as fairy tale and ended in tragedy.


After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British monarchy. For Britain had not just lost a prince: during his twenty year marriage to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert had increasingly performed the function of King in all but name. The outpouring of grief after Albert's death was so extreme, that its like would not be seen again until the death of Princess Diana 136 years later.


Drawing on many letters, diaries and memoirs from the Royal Archives and other neglected sources, as well as the newspapers of the day, Rappaport offers a new perspective on this compelling historical psychodrama--the crucial final months of the prince's life and the first long, dark ten years of the Queen's retreat from public view. She draws a portrait of a queen obsessed with her living husband and - after his death - with his enduring place in history.Magnificent Obsession will also throw new light on the true nature of the prince's chronic physical condition, overturning for good the 150-year old myth that he died of typhoid fever.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
13 maart 2012
Aantal pagina's
336
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Helen Rappaport
Hoofduitgeverij
St. Martin's Press

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
171 mm
Verpakking hoogte
38 mm
Verpakking lengte
248 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
567 g

EAN

EAN
9780312621056

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 26 euro en 82 cent. De meest getoonde prijs is 29 euro en 99 cent. Je bespaart 11%. Dit is een tweedehands product.
Je bespaart 11%
Alleen tweedehands
Goed
Uiterlijk 5 juni in huis
  • Bestellen en betalen via bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door Bogamo 12 - Boeken outlet
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren