{"product_id":"2940169353747","title":"Becoming Queen Victoria: The Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER ¿ A gripping account of Queen Victoria's rise and early years in power from CNN's official royal historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1819, a girl was born to the fourth son of King George III. No one could have expected such an unassuming, overprotected girl to be an effective ruler-yet Queen Victoria would become one of the most powerful monarchs in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting with novelistic flair and historical precision, Kate Williams reveals a vibrant woman in the prime of her life, while chronicling the byzantine machinations that continued even after the crown was placed on her head. Upon hearing that she had inherited the throne, eighteen-year-old Victoria banished her overambitious mother from the room, a simple yet resolute move that would set the tone for her reign. The queen clashed constantly not only with her mother and her mother's adviser, the Irish adventurer John Conroy, but with her ministers and even her beloved Prince Albert-all of whom attempted to seize control from her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliams lays bare the passions that swirled around the throne-the court secrets, the sexual repression, and the endless intrigue. The result is a grand tale of a woman whose destiny began long before she was born and whose legacy lives on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099717878000,"sku":"2940169353747","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169353747_p0.jpg?v=1763779667","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169353747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}