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The Public Life of Queen Victoria
by
John McGilchrist
Felt and Dillingham,
455, Broome Street, New York.
CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Ancestry.
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, the Protector of Luther--Staunch Protestantism of the Queen’s Saxon Forefathers--House of Saxe-Coburg--A Saxon Desperado of the Middle Ages--A Fighting Hero of the Eighteenth Century--The Queen’s Grandmother a Woman of Extraordinary Excellence--Great Alliances in the Marriages of her Uncles and Aunts.
Chapter 2. The Greatest of the Modern Coburgs.
Romantic Career of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the Queen’s Uncle--his Continuous, Kind, and Fatherly Care of his Orphaned Niece--The Duchy of Coburg held by Napoleon--Sufferings of the Ducal Family--A Temptation resisted--The Tide turned--Leopold’s Popularity in England--Betrothal and Marriage to the Princess Charlotte of Wales.
Chapter 3. Parentage and Birth of Queen Victoria.
How the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne--Death of the Princess Charlotte--Marriages of the Royal Dukes--Of the Duke of Kent--Birth of the Princess Alexandrina Victoria--Prediction of George IV.--Death of the Duke of Kent--His Character--His Liberal Opinions--Public Condolence with the Widow and Orphan--Early Life of the Duchess of Kent.
Chapter 4. First Years of Childhood.
Old Memories of Kensington Palace--Enlargements of the Structure by William III., Anne, Queen Caroline, and the Duke of Sussex--Maids of Honour--Rank and Beauty in the Gardens--Wilberforce and the Infant Princess--Victoria at Ramsgate--A Picture of Victoria when Five Years old--Her Physical Training--Popularity as a Child--Her Youthful Charities--A Narrow Escape from Death--Early Development of Quick Intelligence--Anecdotes--Love of Nature--Proneness to Self-will--But Counterbalanced by Candour--Waggishness--A Portrait of the Child-Princess by Leigh Hunt.
Chapter 5. Education of the Princess Victoria.
Additional Grant by Parliament for the Maintenance and Education of the Princess--Wise Lessons learned at her Mother’s Knees--A Visit to George IV. at Windsor--Assiduous Pursuit of Knowledge--Accession of William IV.--Victoria becomes next in succession to the Crown--Regency Bill--Satisfaction of the good Grandmother at Coburg--Her Death--Joy of Victoria at the Elevation of her Uncle to the Belgian Throne--Parliamentary Inquiry into the Progress of her Education--Satisfactory Report in Response--Presented at Court--Great Ball on her Twelfth Birthday at St. James’s Palace--Court Scandal and Baseless Rumours--The Duchess of Northumberland appointed Governess--The Princess and the Poet Southey.
Chapter 6. The Princess in Her Teens.
Visits paid to many parts of England--Love of Cathedrals and Church Music--Trip to North Wales and the Midland Counties--Visit to a Cotton Mill--To Oxford--Gala Day at Southampton--Interview with the Young Queen of Portugal--Confirmation of the Princess--Tour to the North--York Musical Festival--At Ramsgate with the King of the Belgians--A Noble Deed at Tunbridge Wells.
Chapter 7. Early Days of Prince Albert.
Birth--Melancholy Story of his Mother--Brought up under the Care of his two Excellent Grandmothers--His Winning Ways as a Child--His Tutor, Florschütz--The Brothers, Ernest and Albert--Visit to Brussels, and its Beneficial Effects--Hard Study--Tour through Germany, etc.--First Visit to England, and Meeting with Victoria--Studies at Brussels--Enters the University of Bonn--Tour to Switzerland and Italy--Public Announcement of Betrothal--Leaves Coburg and Gotha for his Marriage.
Chapter 8. The Princess Victoria becomes Queen Regnant.
First Meeting of the Princess Victoria and Prince Albert--Coming of Age--Festivities on the Occasion--Death of William IV., and Accession of Victoria--The Queen holds her First Privy Council--Her Address--Proclamation as Queen at St. James’s Palace--Beautiful Traits of Character displayed by the Queen--Stirring and Gorgeous Scene--Delight of the People at the Queen’s Accession.
Chapter 9. The Maiden Queen.
Removal to Buckingham Palace--First Levée--Dissolves Parliament--Beauty of her Elocution--Splendid Reception by the City of London--Settlement of the Queen’s Income--Her Daily Life--Her admirable Knowledge of, and Devotion to, the Business of the State--Reverence for the Lord’s Day.
Chapter 10. The Queen Crowned.
Novel Features in the Coronation--Its Cost--Large Amount of Money Circulated--Splendour of the Procession--Enormous Crowds--The Scene within the Abbey--Arrival of the Queen--The Regalia and Sacred Vessels--Costume of the Queen--Astonishment of the Turkish Ambassador at the Scene--The Coronation Ceremony--The Queen’s Oath--The Anointing--The Crown placed on her Head--The Homage--An Aged Peer--The Queen’s Crown--The Illuminations and general Fest
by
John McGilchrist
Felt and Dillingham,
455, Broome Street, New York.
CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Ancestry.
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, the Protector of Luther--Staunch Protestantism of the Queen’s Saxon Forefathers--House of Saxe-Coburg--A Saxon Desperado of the Middle Ages--A Fighting Hero of the Eighteenth Century--The Queen’s Grandmother a Woman of Extraordinary Excellence--Great Alliances in the Marriages of her Uncles and Aunts.
Chapter 2. The Greatest of the Modern Coburgs.
Romantic Career of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the Queen’s Uncle--his Continuous, Kind, and Fatherly Care of his Orphaned Niece--The Duchy of Coburg held by Napoleon--Sufferings of the Ducal Family--A Temptation resisted--The Tide turned--Leopold’s Popularity in England--Betrothal and Marriage to the Princess Charlotte of Wales.
Chapter 3. Parentage and Birth of Queen Victoria.
How the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne--Death of the Princess Charlotte--Marriages of the Royal Dukes--Of the Duke of Kent--Birth of the Princess Alexandrina Victoria--Prediction of George IV.--Death of the Duke of Kent--His Character--His Liberal Opinions--Public Condolence with the Widow and Orphan--Early Life of the Duchess of Kent.
Chapter 4. First Years of Childhood.
Old Memories of Kensington Palace--Enlargements of the Structure by William III., Anne, Queen Caroline, and the Duke of Sussex--Maids of Honour--Rank and Beauty in the Gardens--Wilberforce and the Infant Princess--Victoria at Ramsgate--A Picture of Victoria when Five Years old--Her Physical Training--Popularity as a Child--Her Youthful Charities--A Narrow Escape from Death--Early Development of Quick Intelligence--Anecdotes--Love of Nature--Proneness to Self-will--But Counterbalanced by Candour--Waggishness--A Portrait of the Child-Princess by Leigh Hunt.
Chapter 5. Education of the Princess Victoria.
Additional Grant by Parliament for the Maintenance and Education of the Princess--Wise Lessons learned at her Mother’s Knees--A Visit to George IV. at Windsor--Assiduous Pursuit of Knowledge--Accession of William IV.--Victoria becomes next in succession to the Crown--Regency Bill--Satisfaction of the good Grandmother at Coburg--Her Death--Joy of Victoria at the Elevation of her Uncle to the Belgian Throne--Parliamentary Inquiry into the Progress of her Education--Satisfactory Report in Response--Presented at Court--Great Ball on her Twelfth Birthday at St. James’s Palace--Court Scandal and Baseless Rumours--The Duchess of Northumberland appointed Governess--The Princess and the Poet Southey.
Chapter 6. The Princess in Her Teens.
Visits paid to many parts of England--Love of Cathedrals and Church Music--Trip to North Wales and the Midland Counties--Visit to a Cotton Mill--To Oxford--Gala Day at Southampton--Interview with the Young Queen of Portugal--Confirmation of the Princess--Tour to the North--York Musical Festival--At Ramsgate with the King of the Belgians--A Noble Deed at Tunbridge Wells.
Chapter 7. Early Days of Prince Albert.
Birth--Melancholy Story of his Mother--Brought up under the Care of his two Excellent Grandmothers--His Winning Ways as a Child--His Tutor, Florschütz--The Brothers, Ernest and Albert--Visit to Brussels, and its Beneficial Effects--Hard Study--Tour through Germany, etc.--First Visit to England, and Meeting with Victoria--Studies at Brussels--Enters the University of Bonn--Tour to Switzerland and Italy--Public Announcement of Betrothal--Leaves Coburg and Gotha for his Marriage.
Chapter 8. The Princess Victoria becomes Queen Regnant.
First Meeting of the Princess Victoria and Prince Albert--Coming of Age--Festivities on the Occasion--Death of William IV., and Accession of Victoria--The Queen holds her First Privy Council--Her Address--Proclamation as Queen at St. James’s Palace--Beautiful Traits of Character displayed by the Queen--Stirring and Gorgeous Scene--Delight of the People at the Queen’s Accession.
Chapter 9. The Maiden Queen.
Removal to Buckingham Palace--First Levée--Dissolves Parliament--Beauty of her Elocution--Splendid Reception by the City of London--Settlement of the Queen’s Income--Her Daily Life--Her admirable Knowledge of, and Devotion to, the Business of the State--Reverence for the Lord’s Day.
Chapter 10. The Queen Crowned.
Novel Features in the Coronation--Its Cost--Large Amount of Money Circulated--Splendour of the Procession--Enormous Crowds--The Scene within the Abbey--Arrival of the Queen--The Regalia and Sacred Vessels--Costume of the Queen--Astonishment of the Turkish Ambassador at the Scene--The Coronation Ceremony--The Queen’s Oath--The Anointing--The Crown placed on her Head--The Homage--An Aged Peer--The Queen’s Crown--The Illuminations and general Fest