The story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life, Lucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed ...(展开全部)

The story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life, Lucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed ...(展开全部)

蒂姆·克莱顿（Tim Clayton）毕业于剑桥大学，是英国华威大学的副研究员和古文物学会的成员。他写过多本军事史著作，比如《海狼：第二次世界大战中英国潜水艇精彩绝伦的故事》（Sea Wolves: The Extraordinary Story of B ritain's WW2 Submarines）和《海员：使大不列颠统治海洋的人》（Tars: The Men Who Made Britannia Rule the Waves）。他是畅销书作者，曾获得 2008 年度英国海事基金会蒙巴顿奖等奖项。

蒂姆·克莱顿（Tim Clayton）毕业于剑桥大学，是英国华威大学的副研究员和古文物学会的成员。他写过多本军事史著作，比如《海狼：第二次世界大战中英国潜水艇精彩绝伦的故事》（Sea Wolves: The Extraordinary Story of B ritain's WW2 Submarines）和《海员：使大不列颠统治海洋的人》（Tars: The Men Who Made Britannia Rule the Waves）。他是畅销书作者，曾获得 2008 年度英国海事基金会蒙巴顿奖等奖项。

蒂姆·克莱顿（Tim Clayton）毕业于剑桥大学，是英国华威大学的副研究员和古文物学会的成员。他写过多本军事史著作，比如《海狼：第二次世界大战中英国潜水艇精彩绝伦的故事》（Sea Wolves: The Extraordinary Story of B ritain's WW2 Submarines）和《海员：使大不列颠统治海洋的人》（Tars: The Men Who Made Britannia Rule the Waves）。他是畅销书作者，曾获得 2008 年度英国海事基金会蒙巴顿奖等奖项。

Who was Queen Victoria? A little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? She was also a passionate young princess who loved dancing. And there is also a third Victoria, the brilliant queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy. Victoria found a way of ruling when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne. Her image as ...(展开全部)

1921. Strachey was one of the leading members of the Bloomsbury group. He is credited with having revolutionized the art of writing biography. His evident affection for his subject make this a landmark work. Contents: Antecedents; Childhood; Lord Melbourne; Marriage; Lord Palmerston; Last Years of the Prince Consort; Widowhood; Mr. Gladstone and Lord Beaconsfield; Old Age; and ...(展开全部)

Who was Queen Victoria? A little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? She was also a passionate young princess who loved dancing. And there is also a third Victoria, the brilliant queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy. Victoria found a way of ruling when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne. Her image as ...(展开全部)

A riveting tour through the ages to the moments where the future course of civilization hung in the balance, as two top military historians make the case for the twenty most crucial battles of all time-a must read for armchair generals and all lovers of history. Despite the prevalence of war and conflict throughout history, only a small fraction of these clashes have truly tra...(展开全部)

From Dr Annie Gray, presenter of BBC2's Victorian Bakers What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar, Mary on chocolate and Anne was known as 'Brandy Nan'. Victoria ate all of this and more. The Greedy Queen celebrates Victoria's appetite, both for food and, indeed, for life. Born in May 1819, Victoria came 'as plump as a partridge'. In her early years she ...(展开全部)