A magnificent obsession Victoria, Albert, and the death that changed the British monarchy
Uses Royal Archives sources to examine how the untimely death of Prince Albert plunged both his queen and the nation into a profound state of grief that reshaped the British monarchy.
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2012.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Rappaport, Helen. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A magnificent obsession : |b Victoria, Albert, and the death that changed the British monarchy / |c Helen Rappaport. |
| 250 | |a 1st U.S. ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b St. Martin's Press, |c 2012. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : |b ill. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a "First published in Great Britain in 2011 by The Random House Group Limited under the title Magnificent Obsession"--T.p. verso. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Christmas 1860 -- Albert the Good. 'The treadmill of never-ending business' ; 'The first real blow of misfortune' ; 'Fearfully in want of a true friend' ; 'Our most precious invalid' ; 'Day turned into night' ; 'Our great national calamity' ; 'Will they do him justice now?' ; 'How will the Queen bear it?' -- The broken-hearted widow. 'All alone!' ; 'The luxury of woe' ; 'A married daughter I must have living with me' ; 'God knows how I want so much to be taken care of' ; 'The Queen is invisible' ; 'Heaven has sent us this dispensation to save us' ; Albertopolis -- Christmas 1878 -- Appendix. What killed Prince Albert? | |
| 520 | |a Uses Royal Archives sources to examine how the untimely death of Prince Albert plunged both his queen and the nation into a profound state of grief that reshaped the British monarchy. | ||
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Victoria, |c Queen of Great Britain, |d 1819-1901. |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Albert, |c Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, |d 1819-1861 |x Death and burial. |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Albert, |c Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, |d 1819-1861 |x Influence. |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Victoria, 1837-1901. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mourning customs |z Great Britain |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Queens |z Great Britain |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Princes |z Great Britain |v Biography. | |
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