Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera by Michael Nelson

Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera by Michael Nelson

Queen Victoria fell in love with the Riviera when she discovered it on her first visit to Menton in 1882 and her enchantment with this 'paradise of nature' endured for almost twenty years. Victoria's visits helped to transform the French Riviera by paving the way for other European royalty, the aristocracy and the very rich, who were to turn it into their pleasure garden. Michael Nelson paints a fascinating portrait of Victoria and her dealings with local people of all classes, statesmen and the constant stream of visiting crown heads. In the process, we see an unexpected side to Victoria: not the imperious, petulant, mourning widow but rather an exuberant girlish old lady thrilled by her surroundings. "Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera" is an absorbing and revealing account that makes an important contribution to both our understanding of Victoria's character and personality and our view of the late Victorian period.

"Michael Nelson fully appreciates the subtle relationships between the private and the public, even in the life of imperial sovereigns, and his highly readable book will interest different kinds of readersFor me it is rich in texture as, I believe, it will be for them." Asa Briggs "A distinctly original contribution to the studies of Queen Victoria. Those sections covering the extraordinary people the Queen met on the Riviera are most moving and human." Elizabeth Longford"

Michael Nelson is an historian of the French Riivera. He was General Manager of Reuters. Lord Asa Briggs is former Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, and is President of the Victorian Society.

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ISBN 13	9781845113452
ISBN 10	1845113454
Title	Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera
Author	Michael Nelson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2007-04-27
Number of pages	224
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