{"product_id":"2940014494946","title":"The Public Life of Queen Victoria","description":"The Public Life of Queen Victoria\u003cbr\u003eby\u003cbr\u003eJohn McGilchrist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFelt and Dillingham,\u003cbr\u003e455, Broome Street, New York. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Ancestry.\u003cbr\u003eFrederick 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Greatest of the Modern Coburgs.\u003cbr\u003eRomantic 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Parentage and Birth of Queen Victoria.\u003cbr\u003eHow 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. First Years of Childhood.\u003cbr\u003eOld 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Education of the Princess Victoria.\u003cbr\u003eAdditional 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Princess in Her Teens.\u003cbr\u003eVisits 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Early Days of Prince Albert.\u003cbr\u003eBirth--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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Princess Victoria becomes Queen Regnant.\u003cbr\u003eFirst 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. The Maiden Queen.\u003cbr\u003eRemoval 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.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Queen Crowned.\u003cbr\u003eNovel 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","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070654857456,"sku":"2940014494946","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014494946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}