Victoria the Queen : an intimate biography of the woman who ruled an empire / Julia Baird.
Victoria the Queen : an intimate biography of the woman who ruled an empire / Julia Baird.
Victoria the Queen : an intimate biography of the woman who ruled an empire / Julia Baird.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
Sydney, NSW HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited, 2016.
Date
2016.
Call Numbers
H 2016/3013 , G 2017/4534
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xlvii, 696 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The race to the crown -- The birth of "pocket Hercules" -- The lonely, naughty princess -- An impossible, strange madness -- "Awful scenes in the house" -- Becoming queen: "I shall not fail" -- The coronation: "a dream out of the Arabian nights" -- Learning to rule -- A scandal in the palace -- Vira...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
Sydney, NSW HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited, 2016.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2016.
2016.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The extraordinary story of the world's most influential, intriguing and surprising ruler, Queen Victoria. When Alexandrina Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 20 June 1837, she was 18 years old and barely five feet tall. Her subjects were fascinated and intrigued; some felt sorry for her. Writer Thomas C...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Victoria the Queen : an intimate biography of the woman who ruled an empire / Julia Baird.
Cover title
Victoria the Queen : an intimate biography of the woman who changed the world.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2016/3013 :Submission for Premier's History Award 2017
Mitchell copy book jacket
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/3013 , G 2017/4534
Record Identifier
74VKV6wBGQXM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6wBGQXM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780732295691
DDC
941.081092
MMS ID
991024019315902626
