Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK
Named one of The Telegraph''s ''Best Biographies of the Year 2024''
Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them...
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK
Named one of The Telegraph''s ''Best Biographies of the Year 2024''
Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them...
