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Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign Hardcover – November 5, 2024

by Anne Somerset (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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A riveting portrait of Queen Victoria and the ten prime ministers who headed British government during her sixty-three-year reign

It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn’t be more wrong. A passionate and opinionated leader, Victoria was born to govern with no room for doubt about her historic destiny or the might of the empire that was built in her name. When it came to her involvement in state affairs, Victoria herself acknowledged that she had held strong “likes and dislikes” for the various prime ministers who served throughout her political evolution from headstrong teenager to seasoned leader.

Anne Somerset’s Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers charts the feuds and affectionate interactions Victoria had with her ten premiers in often hilarious detail, from her adoration of Benjamin Disraeli, her favorite prime minister who filled her life with “poetry, romance, and chivalry,” to her detestation for William Gladstone, a man she deemed a “dangerous old fanatic.” Drawing extensively on unpublished sources such as material from the Royal Archives and never-before-seen prime ministerial papers, Somerset casts a fresh and highly illuminating perspective not just on Victoria, but on the exceptional politicians who served her in a time of massive global change.
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    640 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Knopf
  4. Publication date
    November 5, 2024
  5. Dimensions
    6.13 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1101875577
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1101875575
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ANNE SOMERSET was born in London and graduated from King’s College, London. She is the author of The Life and Times of King William IV, Ladies in Waiting, Elizabeth I, and Queen Anne. She has worked as a research assistant for several historians, among them Antonia Fraser. Somerset is the daughter of the 11th Duke of Beaufort. She lives in London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf (November 5, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101875577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101875575
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.18 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Jim Bowen
3.0 out of 5 stars It maybe won't change expectations
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2024
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The title really speaks for itself. This book looks at the Prime Ministers who served under Queen Victoria, and discusses their relationship with the Queen. It's written chronologically. The first Prime Minister (Lord Melbourne) is discussed first, while the final Prime Ministerial relationship (with Lord Salisbury) is discussed last. If a Prime Minister had separate premierships under Victoria (e.g. Gladstone, who had 4 premierships), they are covered separately.

Queen Victoria (and her Premiers) was a woman of her time. She clicks with her first (more liberal) Prime Minister, but like many people because more right wing with age. She was also Queen at the height of the British Empire, so she says some... opinionated(?) things about minorities. If that is an issue for you as a read, you might want to give this book a miss.

There were some things that... weren't explained? One Prime Minister was a suspected rapist (with a broad brush description included). He went on to be Prime Minister. I'd have liked to have known what happened in the aftermath there in more detail. That didn't happen.

So what did I mean by it not changing your mind about things? Both I and a relation read the book. She is more pro-monarchy than I am. She came out of the book thinking as positively of Victoria as she did at the start. She was aware that the Queen perhaps didn't kill herself with work, once she was married (or became a widow), but believed that her instincts were in the right place. In comparison, I'm more republican leaning, and was blown away how involved with politics (and getting her own way) she was. In short, there is merit to both arguments, and you will get supporting evidence for either point of view, if you go looking for it.
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