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1) Victoria
Author
Series
Description
"Early one morning, less than a month after her eighteenth birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died and she is now Queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world. Surely she must rely on her mother and her venal advisor, Sir John Conroy, or her uncle, the Duke...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
A landmark account of the life of one of history's greatest monarchs. With an ensemble cast of award-winning talent, the series draws on real-life events and the Queen's own exhaustive diaries to paint a vivid portrait of her transformation from an impulsive 18-year-old to her early years as wife, mother, and head of a global empire.
5) Victoria
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letras
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"La novela que recrea la apasionante juventud de la reina Victoria de Inglaterra, por la creadora de la serie televisiva Victoria. En 1837, con apenas 18 años, Victoria se despierta una mañana para descubrir que su tío ha muerto y ella va a convertirse en reina de la nación más poderosa del planeta. Pero ¿logrará ser una monarca de pleno derecho o solo una marioneta en manos de familiares intrigantes y ambiciosos políticos? ¿Podrá imponerse...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017
Description
"More than sixteen million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and written by Daisy Goodwin--the highest-rated PBS drama in twenty years, second only to Downton Abbey. But what happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live happily ever after, or did their marriage, like so many royal marriages past and present, fizzle into a loveless round of duty? This all-new companion book...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
The official companion to ITV's drama, 'The Victoria letters" delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of England's greatest monarchs.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020], c2016
Description
"This landmark account of the life of one of history's greatest monarchs begins as Victoria takes her first faltering steps from capricious, hormonal teenager to respected monarch, navigating palace intrigue and constitutional crises alongside an epic romance with her cousin Prince Albert. As Victoria's reign continues, she must face the very modern chanllenge of balancing life as a mother and wife with her work as ruler of the most powerful nation...