Queen Victoria's Matchmaking
The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
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Narrated by:
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Charlotte Strevens
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By:
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Deborah Cadbury
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A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother.
As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over 30, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe.
Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets.
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations, and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.
©2017 Deborah Cadbury (P)2018 Hachette AudioCritic Reviews
"[An] absorbing book... The fall of the Romanovs occupies the superb last pages of Cadbury's book... Dynastic mergers, we may deduce from Deborah Cadbury's account, offer no defence against the whims of history. This catastrophe-laced slice of royal history offers a ripping read." (Miranda Seymour, The Observer)
"A rich history of Queen Victoria's canny use of political power." (Bookpage)
"Engrossing...Cadbury engagingly presents [Queen Victoria] as a mesmerising Mrs Bennet, summoning her children and then her grandchildren to Balmoral. ..The stories of [Queen Victoria's] descendants are mesmerising and often stranger than fiction...From the pen of a writer of skill and style, this surprising narrative leaves you wanting more." (Paula Byrne, The Times)
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-2020
Victoria....when displeased, bring out that ink and pen
Loved it, she was into everything. Woould have loved to read everything thrown out. Just so much manipulation playing havoc with the world’s culture, politics, society and ultimately life. Definitely worth a listen.
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- KrissyJazz
- 03-11-2020
Step Into The Edwardian Time
this book is great for you to underatand the times in which Victorias grandchildren lived in. tho they tried to live up to the values of there Grandmother Queen they were still pulled into the radical social changes of the time, and either survived or suffered for it.
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