{"product_id":"2026200015528-secondhand-king-without-a-crown-albert-prince-consort-of-england-1819-1861","title":"King Without A Crown: Albert, Prince Consort Of England 1819-1861","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind every great monarch stands a figure of equal brilliance, and in King Without a Crown, Daphne Bennett presents the compelling and often overlooked life of Prince Albert, the German-born consort who wielded extraordinary influence over Victorian Britain without ever holding the crown. From his birth in 1819 in the small duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to his untimely death in 1861, Bennett chronicles the life of a man who was architect, artist, statesman, and visionary — a force who shaped the very soul of an empire from the shadows of his wife's throne. With meticulous archival research and a commanding narrative voice, Bennett argues persuasively that Albert was not merely a royal appendage but the intellectual and moral engine of the Victorian age, responsible for initiatives as enduring as the Great Exhibition of 1851. King Without a Crown stands as a landmark in royal biography, restoring Albert to his rightful place in history and inviting readers to reconsider the very nature of power — and what it truly means to reign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203209830619,"sku":"2026200015528-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1bfc3d4b-42ea-4221-a258-cb706e14e943.png?v=1788145818","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015528-secondhand-king-without-a-crown-albert-prince-consort-of-england-1819-1861","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}