Description
A charming exploration of the function during which Queen Victoria exerted essentially the most world energy and affect: as a matchmaking grandmother.
As her reign approached its 6th decade, Queen Victoria’s grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to take care of and build up British royal energy, she was once decided to move them into a chain of dynastic marriages with the royal homes of Europe.
Yet for all their obvious obedience, her grandchildren incessantly had plans of their very own, fueled by way of robust wills and romantic hearts. Victoria’s matchmaking plans have been additional difficult by way of the tumultuous world upheavals of the time: revolution and struggle have been within the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses have been susceptible goals.
Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking travels in the course of the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and circle of relatives tensions to mesmerizing impact. It’s without delay an intimate portrait of a royal circle of relatives and an exam of the war due to the marriages the Queen organized. On the center of all of it is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one second, decided Queen Empress the following.
