{"product_id":"9781934757659","title":"Victoria","description":"The woman who ruled a nation and framed an Era. \u003cp\u003eAlexandrina Victoria was conceived in a race between two disreputable, aging princes to beget an heir to the throne of England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was only eighteen when she inherited the crown, twenty when she married her German cousin, Prince Albert, and eighty-one when she died in 1901. Her reign lasted sixty-three years and seven months-longer than any other British monarch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrachey describes, with his characteristic flair, the politicians and courtiers who swarmed around this queen, exerting influence and shaping history. These included Melbourne, Palmerston, Gladstone, and Disraeli. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenter stage, however, is the queen herself-stubborn, energetic, unthinkingly fierce in her loyalties, and with a determination to do good that was constantly at war with her pride of place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Victoria, the Widow of Windsor, Empress of India. \u003cbr\u003eMeet the woman whose name became synonymous with an Age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Britain's Oldest Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fireship Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058686869744,"sku":"9781934757659","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934757659_p0.jpg?v=1763655305","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934757659","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}