Magnificent Obsession
''Rappaport uses new sources to give a vivid account of Albert''s death . . . a valuable and insightful book which will change our view of Queen Victoria.'' Spectator
When Queen Victoria''s husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was paralysed with grief.
His death was a catastrophe for Victoria, who not only adored her husband but had, through twenty-one years of marriage, utter...
''Rappaport uses new sources to give a vivid account of Albert''s death . . . a valuable and insightful book which will change our view of Queen Victoria.'' Spectator
When Queen Victoria''s husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was paralysed with grief.
His death was a catastrophe for Victoria, who not only adored her husband but had, through twenty-one years of marriage, utter...
