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The letters of Queen Victoria, vol. 2, 1844-1853 : A selection from Her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861.
by Queen of Great Britain Victoria
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640 totalLinks to - Volume I - Volume III
The index of this three-volume work is in Volume III, with links to all three volumes; and some footnotes are linked between volumes. These links are designed to work when the book is read on line. For information on the downloading of all three interlinked volumes so that the links work on your own computer, see the Transcriber's Note at the end of this book.
THE LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA - A SELECTION FROM HER MAJESTY'S CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE YEARS 1837 and 1861 - PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF - HIS MAJESTY THE KING - EDITED BY ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON, M.A. AND VISCOUNT ESHER, G.C.V.O., K.C.B. - IN THREE VOLUMES - VOL. II.—1844-1853 - LONDON - JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. - 1908 - Copyright in Great Britain and Dependencies, 1907, by H.M. The King. - In the United States by Messrs Longmans, Green & Co. - All rights reserved.
CHAPTER XIII - 1844 - Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
Queen Victoria to the Earl of Aberdeen.
Queen Victoria to the Earl of Aberdeen.
Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
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These letters open a window onto the daily rhythms of a young monarch navigating the responsibilities of an empire. In the early 1840s Victoria balances personal joys and sorrows—family milestones, health concerns, and the loss of loved ones—while steadily asserting her role in the political life of Britain.
The correspondence also tracks the era’s whirlwind of diplomatic activity: meetings with foreign princes, negotiations over colonial matters, and the shifting alliances of Europe. Through her candid remarks on ministers, parliamentary crises, and the cultural pulse of the time—opera, art, and emerging social issues—listeners hear a monarch who is both deeply human and keenly aware of the weight of her crown. The selection captures the intersecting worlds of private sentiment and public duty, offering an intimate portrait of a ruler shaping her nation’s course.
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Produced by Paul Murray, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-03-08
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Public domain in the USA.
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Queen of Great Britain Victoria
1819–1901
Her 63-year reign gave an entire age its name and reshaped Britain’s monarchy in the public imagination. Crowned at 18, she became a symbol of duty, family life, and imperial power during a period of enormous change.
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