Curtain Down at Her Majesty's: The Death of Queen Victoria in the Words of Those Who Were There - Hardcover

Richards, Stewart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750990627 ISBN 13: 9780750990622

Publisher: The History Press, 2018

Synopsis

She was the most powerful woman in the world. Victoria had ruled through more than six decades, watching her kingdom spread to become the world's biggest empire and witnessing massive change in society and leaps forward in technology. Many of her people had known no other monarch. It is little surprise, then, that her death resulted in chaos, shock and mass outpourings of grief across the world.

Here author and researcher Stewart Richards has delved through the archives to put together the definitive view of Victoria in her drawn-out final days of illness, through the immediate reaction to and aftermath of her death, to the state funeral on 2 February 1901. Based entirely on fascinating first-hand accounts, Curtain Down at Her Majesty's offers a remarkable insight into the events of those tumultuous few days, and a truly unique perspective on the life and impact of one of history's great monarchs.

About this title

About the Author:

STEWART RICHARDS has worked extensively in the media as a film producer and television executive, as well as producing drama programmes for BBC Radio 4. He established the audiobook publisher Mr Punch Audio and has previously written The Great Train Robbery (2013). He is married, has four children and lives in Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0750990627
• ISBN 13: 9780750990622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256