Queen Victoria'S Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe [Audiobook] download free by Deborah Cadbury
- Listen audiobook: Queen Victoria'S Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
- Author: Deborah Cadbury
- Release date: 2017/2/21
- Publisher: PUBLICAFFAIRS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Biography
- ISBN: 9781610398466
- Rating: 8.22 of 10
- Votes: 334
- Review by: Pearlie Mcgrew
- Review rating: 8.67 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/9
- Duration: 5H12M56S in 256 kbps (83.2 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-14
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WAV, MPEG4, WMA, MP3, TTA, FLAC (compression ARC, BZ2, RAR, ALZ, ARJ, ZIP, GZ)
- Total pages original book: 416
- Includes a PDF summary of 39 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 30M16S (7.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother.As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe.Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets.Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.
- Other categories, genre or collection: British & Irish History, Biography: Royalty, European History, Social Classes, Social & Cultural History
- Download servers: Uploaded, Microsoft OneDrive, BitShare, WeTransfer, Dropbox, FreakShare, Toorgle, MEGA, Yandex.Disk. Compressed in ARC, BZ2, RAR, ALZ, ARJ, ZIP, GZ
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 30.82 USD
- Dimensions: 160x236x38mm
- Weight: 640g
- Printed by: Not Available
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