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Title Queen Victoria's matchmaking : the royal marriages that shaped Europe / Deborah Cadbury.
Author Cadbury, Deborah, author.
Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, 2017.
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 North Orange  941.081 CAD    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  941.081 CAD    Check Shelves
 Southwest  941.081 CAD    Check Shelves
Edition First US edition.
Description 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-369) and index.
Contents Part one: Vain the ambition of kings 1887-1891 -- Prologue -- "A good sensible wife" -- Vicky and Frederick -- Ella and Sergei -- Alix and Eddy -- Eddy and Hélène -- Eddy and May -- Part two: The high summer of royalty 1892-1901 -- George and Missy -- Missy and Ferdinand -- George and May -- Nicholas and Alix -- Ena and Alfonso -- The fall.
Summary An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.
Subject Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Family.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9781610398466 (hardcover) : $27.00
1610398467 (hardcover)
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