Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the
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When Queen Victoria s husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was paralysed with grief. He was only 42 and official bulletins had, until the day before he died, given no cause for alarm. But in fact Albert had been in a progressive physical decline for years worn out by overwork, stress and the exacting standards he set himself. His death was a catastrophe for the queen, who not only adored her husband but had, through 21 years of marriage, utterly relied on him- as companion, father of their children, friend, confidant, wise counsellor and unofficial private secretary. There was not a single aspect of public business on which she had not deferred to his advice and greater wisdom. She would even consult him on what bonnet to wear. Britain had lost its king, for that is the role that Albert had performed in all but name. Politicians and the press agreed that his death was a national calamity. The public, totally unprepared, responded with a massive outpouring of grief. This royal death had a profound impact on Britain. Cast adrift and alone,the Queen donned the widow s weeds that she would wear for 40 years, till her own death in 1901. Her grieving was re
Author: Helen Rappaport
Format: Hardback, 352 pages, 161mm x 240mm, 631 g
Published: 2011, Cornerstone, United Kingdom
Genre: Regional History
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When Queen Victoria s husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was paralysed with grief. He was only 42 and official bulletins had, until the day before he died, given no cause for alarm. But in fact Albert had been in a progressive physical decline for years worn out by overwork, stress and the exacting standards he set himself. His death was a catastrophe for the queen, who not only adored her husband but had, through 21 years of marriage, utterly relied on him- as companion, father of their children, friend, confidant, wise counsellor and unofficial private secretary. There was not a single aspect of public business on which she had not deferred to his advice and greater wisdom. She would even consult him on what bonnet to wear. Britain had lost its king, for that is the role that Albert had performed in all but name. Politicians and the press agreed that his death was a national calamity. The public, totally unprepared, responded with a massive outpouring of grief. This royal death had a profound impact on Britain. Cast adrift and alone,the Queen donned the widow s weeds that she would wear for 40 years, till her own death in 1901. Her grieving was re
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the