Издательство: Arcturus, 2018
192 страницы
Категория: История. Социология. Политика
ISBN: 9781788883160
Формат: 200x130x18 мм, 376 г
📙 When Victoria was born in 1819, no one expected her to become queen. But when William IV died in 1837 without a legitimate child of his own to succeed him, the role fell to her.
Headstrong and eccentric, this 18-year-old girl was just 4ft 11in tall. On the face of it, she didn’t appear to be cut out for monarchy. But Victoria s devotion to duty and her long reign would come to be seen as an outstanding example of British success, heralding an age of industrial growth and the expansion of a worldwide empire.
Based on her own words, this is the story of the life and loves of a remarkable woman whose reign left an enduring mark on Britain and the world.