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Queen Victoria's Buckingham Palace

Queen Victoria's Buckingham Palace( )
Author: Foreman, Amanda
Peter, Lucy
ISBN:978-1-909741-67-6
Publication Date:Sep 2019
Publisher:Royal Collection Enterprises Limited
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

Published to mark the bicentennial of Queen Victoria's birth, Fit for a Queen tells the story of how Queen Victoria transformed Buckingham Palace from a lavish bachelor pad to an iconic symbol of the monarchy, a rallying point for the nation, and a cherished family home. This delightful gift book accompanies the annual summer exhibition at Buckingham Palace and features many objects and paintings that illustrate how Queen Victoria came to the...
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Book Details
Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
Travel / Europe / Great Britain
History / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8 x 8 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:1.276 Pounds
Author Biography
Foreman, Amanda (Author)


Amanda Lucy Foreman was born in London in 1968. She went to school at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and later at Columbia University. She returned to England in 1991and earned a Senior Scholarship at Lady Margaret Hall Oxford in 1993. It was at Oxford that she wrote her thesis "The political life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806" which became the basis of her first biography. It won the 1998 Whitbread Prize for Best Biography. She went on to write several other historical works including: A World of Fire, The Ascent of a Woman, and The World Made by Women. She also utilizes her talent by writing for television, radio, and print media.

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