Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year
The first comprehensive look at the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era are perennially captivating subjects for readers. Twilight of Splendor features both, with unprecedented coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, the book moves back in time to describe her long reign. From the queen's family relationships and daily life to her palaces and holiday retreats, it paints a revealing portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire. Gregory King (Everett, WA) is the author of the British bestseller The Duchess of Windsor: The…
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- ISBN: 978-0-470-04439-1
- EAN: 9780470044391
- Produktnummer: 2738559
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 337 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.2 cm x D2.9 cm 612 g
- Gewicht: 612
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Gregory King is the author of the UK bestseller The Duchess of Windsor: The Uncommon Life of Wallis Simpson, as well as several books on Russia's Romanov era, including The Court of the Last Tsar and The Fate of the Romanovs (with Penny Wilson). A frequent on-screen commentator for royal television productions, he has worked with the BBC and ITV in the UK, the CBC in Canada, and with National Geographic, the Learning Channel, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and A&E in the United States.
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