Queen Victoria

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What to expect

The audiobook contains an exclusive bonus interview with author Lucy Worsley.

Bestselling author and historian Lucy Worsley tracks a new course through Queen Victoria's life, examining how she transformed from dancing princess to the Widow of Windsor and became one of Britain's greatest monarchs along the way. Taking twenty-four significant days from Victoria's life, from her birth, her wedding, her coronation to her husband's death, and many more in between, allows us to see Victoria up close and personal, examining how she lived hour to hour.

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, this major new biography celebrates Queen Victoria as a woman of her time, who lived an extraordinary life.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • Such a brilliant idea! Drilling down into Victoria’s diaries Worsley gives us Victoria in all her infinite variety – queen and mother, matriarch and minx…I loved it.

    Daisy Goodwin, author, and creator of ITV's Victoria
  • A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait of Victoria.

    Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII

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