Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life by Lucy Worsley

Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life by Lucy Worsley

The story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era

A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life, Lucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed to define a socially conservative vision of Victorian womanhood, while also defying its conventions. Beneath her exterior image of traditional daughter, wife, and widow, she was a strong-willed and masterful politician.

Drawing from the vast collection of Victoria's correspondence and the rich documentation of her life, Worsley recreates twenty-four of the most important days in Victoria's life. Each day gives a glimpse into the identity of this powerful, difficult queen and the contradictions that defined her. Queen Victoria is an intimate introduction to one of Britain's most iconic rulers as a wife and widow, mother and matriarch, and above all, a woman of her time.

Historic Royal Palaces' principal curator is Lucy Worsley. She also works for the BBC as a presenter of programs about royalty and other issues. Her debut young adult novel is Maid of the King's Court. Lucy Worsley is a London-based writer.