Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Queen Victoria's Children
    Queen Victoria's Children
    Queen Victoria's Children
    Audiobook8 hours

    Queen Victoria's Children

    Written by John Van der Kiste

    Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children who, despite their very different characters remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact, but also of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. John Van der Kiste weaves together the lives of each of these children and shows how their mother was the thread that kept the family together. It is a refreshing insight into one of history's most popular royal families.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 29, 2017
    ISBN9781541475861
    Author

    John Van der Kiste

    John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and ‘Alfred—Queen Victoria's Second Son’ and ‘Prussian Princesses’ for Fonthill. He lives in Devon.

    Related to Queen Victoria's Children

    Related audiobooks

    Biography & Memoir For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Richest Girl In The World

      Aug 12, 2020

      The Richest Girl In The World
      10 min read

    • Article

      Before WALLIS

      Sep 7, 2018

      Before WALLIS
      5 min read

    • Article

      We Are Not Amused

      Jun 5, 2020

      We Are Not Amused
      7 min read

    • Article

      The GREAT ROYAL BABY RACE

      Apr 5, 2019

      The GREAT ROYAL BABY RACE
      5 min read

    • Article

      QUEEN Elizabeth II

      Oct 19, 2022

      QUEEN Elizabeth II
      6 min read

    • Article

      Long Lived The Queen

      Sep 18, 2022

      Long Lived The Queen
      7 min read

    • Article

      Long Lived The Queen

      Sep 18, 2022

      Long Lived The Queen
      7 min read

    • Article

      A Life Of Duty And Service

      Sep 16, 2022

      A Life Of Duty And Service
      27 min read

    • Article

      Queen Elizabeth II

      Sep 17, 2022

      Queen Elizabeth II
      14 min read

    • Article

      The Queen SECRETS of her REIGN

      Jun 17, 2020

      The Queen SECRETS of her REIGN
      13 min read

    • Article

      The Making Of Elizabeth II

      Jan 27, 2022

      Many times in its history the crown has been best served by those incumbents who were not supposed to inherit – the current Queen of the United Kingdom foremost among them. In February 2022, she will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee – a feat achieved b

      11 min read

    • Article

      Victoria: Queen,wife, Mother

      Sep 3, 2020

      Victoria: Queen,wife, Mother
      4 min read

    • Article

      A An Z Of Queen Elizabeth II

      May 12, 2022

      A An Z Of Queen Elizabeth II
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Queen SECRETS of her REIGN

      Jun 17, 2020

      The Queen SECRETS of her REIGN
      13 min read

    • Article

      Dukedoms Of Hazard

      Apr 16, 2020

      Dukedoms Of Hazard
      5 min read

    • Article

      Princess Feodora’s Relationship With Victoria

      Sep 2, 2021

      As a young child, the future Queen Victoria often walked in Kensington Gardens, wishing onlookers a cheerful “Good morning!”. During these walks, her mother Victoire, the Duchess of Kent, held one of her hands. Victoria’s older half-sister, Princess

      3 min read

    • Article

      From Elizabeth to Lilibet

      Aug 31, 2023

      From Elizabeth to Lilibet
      5 min read

    • Article

      Parallel Lives

      Oct 28, 2021

      Charlotte: Charlotte’s parents’ marriage was one of convenience. The relationship got off to a disastrous start. Upon meeting Caroline, George fled from the room in horror, leaving his prospective bride to reflect: “I think he’s very fat, and he’s no

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Making Of A Queen

      Dec 10, 2021

      The Making Of A Queen
      5 min read

    • Article

      What If... Queen Victoria Had Been Assassinated?

      Jul 7, 2022

      As the royal carriage slowly rolled along London’s Constitution Hill on a summer afternoon in 1840, two shots rang out. A lone gunman had just tried to assassinate Queen Victoria, the first of several similar attempts on her life during her long reig

      3 min read

    • Article

      Moving With The Times

      Sep 16, 2022

      HANDS off, old-fashioned and somewhat removed – that’s how the royal family was described when Elizabeth ascended the throne. And for a while, that’s how it remained. It was all the queen knew, it was how she had grown up: there was the royal family

      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Queen Victoria's Children

    4/5

    41 ratings4 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      Very informative...but what really made the book was the great narration.
    • 4/5
      Even after reading this book, I'm not sure I can keep everyone straight, but it did help and was both informative and entertaining. Recommended for those interested in royalty, both British and otherwise.
    • 4/5
      I have had this on my want to read list for quite a while, I found that my local library had the audio book while searching though Hoopla for something new to read/listen to. I knew some about the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, but only peripherally through biographies on them or the biographies of their children who ruled various countries in their own right. I had no idea just how unhappy some of them were with their lives and marriages or the differences and in fighting between the siblings who had to put the needs of various countries before family and sibling bonds.
    • 4/5
      This is a non-pretentious book which does a good job telling ot Queen Victoria' s lon ife and of her nine children. There are adequate geneaolgical tables, and a listing of all Victoria's children and grandchildren. The account is not overly deferential and I found it a good book to read, even though I have read other books on Queen Victoria and her children. There were many instances of untimely sickness and death in the family. In fact, one gets the idea that the death of Prince Albert on Dec 14, 1861 ushered in lots of unhappiness for the family.. A good book to read if the subject interests you, as it does me.