Queen Victoria's Children
Written by John Van der Kiste
Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon
4/5
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About this audiobook
John Van der Kiste
John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and ‘Alfred—Queen Victoria's Second Son’ and ‘Prussian Princesses’ for Fonthill. He lives in Devon.
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Reviews for Queen Victoria's Children
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very informative...but what really made the book was the great narration.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Even after reading this book, I'm not sure I can keep everyone straight, but it did help and was both informative and entertaining. Recommended for those interested in royalty, both British and otherwise.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have had this on my want to read list for quite a while, I found that my local library had the audio book while searching though Hoopla for something new to read/listen to. I knew some about the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, but only peripherally through biographies on them or the biographies of their children who ruled various countries in their own right. I had no idea just how unhappy some of them were with their lives and marriages or the differences and in fighting between the siblings who had to put the needs of various countries before family and sibling bonds.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a non-pretentious book which does a good job telling ot Queen Victoria' s lon ife and of her nine children. There are adequate geneaolgical tables, and a listing of all Victoria's children and grandchildren. The account is not overly deferential and I found it a good book to read, even though I have read other books on Queen Victoria and her children. There were many instances of untimely sickness and death in the family. In fact, one gets the idea that the death of Prince Albert on Dec 14, 1861 ushered in lots of unhappiness for the family.. A good book to read if the subject interests you, as it does me.