Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe

Author: Deborah Cadbury Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 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...Read more