Victoria’s Daughters
Victoria’s Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard, published by Sutton in 2000, offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of Queen Victoria’s five daughters. This edition spans 370 pages and is presented in English. The book examines how these royal women navigated their existence under the influence of their mother, often facing marriages arranged for political reasons rather than love.
Readers will find a detailed account of Vicky, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, highlighting the social restrictions and familial dynamics that shaped their lives. The narrative delves into the challenges faced by these women, who, despite their royal status, experienced many of the same limitations as women of lesser social standing in the nineteenth century. The book provides insights into their experiences and the historical context surrounding their lives, culminating in their marginalization following their brother Bertie’s ascension to the throne.
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Charting the lives of Queen Victoria’s five daughters, this book closely examines a generation of royal women who were dominated by their mother and married off as much for political considerations as for love. Vicky, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice would come to share many of the social restrictions and familial machinations borne by nineteenth-century women of far less-exulted class, before finally being passed over entirely with the accession of their brother Bertie to the throne.
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