Queen Victoria's legacy was to retain the strength of the British monarchy in spite of social and political reform, to rule with conservative values in spite of a growing trend of liberalism in her country, and to expand the political and territorial claims of the British Empire in a world that was becoming increasingly suspicious of colonialism. Queen Victoria emerges as a complex character, based on her numerous biographies and her own personal letters. Because of her position in recent history, much is known about Victoria, her life, and her times. Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837 and married Prince Albert a few years after. Although Victoria began her political career as a liberal, she grew increasingly more conservative in her views due mainly to the influence of her husband. However, Albert died in 1861, leaving the Queen in a state of emotional chaos. She secluded herself and remained in isolation from most of the public for a number of years....
She did not appear before parliament for five years after Albert's death. Because of her neglect of state affairs, the Queen became unpopular, and also because of her stubbornly conservative stance on matters of state and international affairs, many in Parliament and in the public feared the legacy of her influence. Among the great political issues facing England at the time include the quest for Irish independence, which the Queen sharply opposed; the rise of trade unions, and the repeal of the Corn Laws, both of which the Queen also opposed due to her conservative political stance. The Queen rubbed shoulders with fellow Conservatives, or Tories like Sir Robert Peel but most importantly found a strong political ally in Benjamin Disraeli. With Disraeli's help, Queen Victoria ended her isolation and reemerged at the forefront of English politics and foreign affairs. Most notably, the Queen declared herself Empress of India.
Other than his proclivity for run-on sentences, I found Hugh's writing style and language level to reader-friendly for just about all types of audiences. While overall this book makes a valuable contribution to the historical and biographical literature, there are a few areas of weakness which must also be addressed. For instance, while the subject matter is extremely comprehensive, there are areas of relevance which could have been included which
Women's Roles Then And Now: Societies have continued to change in every century because of influences of cultures in that time period. As these societies grow and develop, the role of various people in the family structure and unit also changes. The changes in the role of women in the society are mainly influenced by societal perception regarding women. As a result, there are significant differences in the role of women
Garibaldi Christopher Hibbert's award-winning biography Garibaldi: Hero of Italian Liberation is arranged chronologically to cover each phase of the freedom fighter's career: his early life as a sailor, participant in the 1848 Revolution and in liberation struggles in South America in 1807-59; his great victories in Sicily, Naples and southern Italy in 1860; and later years in 1861-82. Hibbert's historical methodology always focused on "individual personalities," including biographies of Queen Victoria
Indeed, his tenure was contemporaneous with the version of "the sun never setting on the British Empire." As an educated man elevated in 1869 to peerage by Queen Victoria as well as a liberal Roman Catholic, Acton was able to comment on numerous trends he observed as indicative of the age of colonialism. Acton was able to view Europe both through the eyes of an educated man and a
Wedding Gowns: The History Of the White, Western Wedding Gown Despite the seeming ubiquity of white wedding gowns, the association of a beautiful, white dress with a bride's marriage day is relatively recent and specific to Western culture. Most women up to the 19th century simply wore their best dress, which was unlikely to be white. "Grey was much favoured as both modest and useful, and brown was not uncommon; white
Nights at the Circus" is a fairy tale in the modern times. It revolves around the circus star, Sophie Fevvers, who is half-human and half-swan, and who is the passionate object of professional and moral pursuit of Jack Walser, a devout journalist who must seriously investigate into the truth or falsity of this half-human, half-animal phenomenon. Fevvers is surrounded by equally phenomenal characters, such as the prophesying pig named
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