The early court of Queen Victoria

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A chronological portrait of a young queen and the household that shaped her, tracing family tensions, her political education, rival suitors, and the circumstances of her accession. Chapters examine the advisers and prime ministers who guided policy, the social circle and court scandals that tested her, a consequential personal mistake, and the evolution of her marriage and domestic life. Drawn from contemporary memoirs, correspondence, and journals, the narrative mixes anecdote and political context to present an intimate yet measured account of her early reign and personal development.

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] William Holmes, D.C.L., “the adroit and dexterous Whip of the Tory Party.”

[2] The pit in those days was still a fashionable part of the house, being where the stalls are now.

[3] “Mrs. Brookfield and her Circle.”

[4] A slang term, probably meaning to talk pompously or trivially.

[5] The Duke of Wellington had no official post at the time.

[6] The Bradshaw incident and others.

Transcriber’s Notes:

1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected silently.

2. Where hyphenation is in doubt, it has been retained as in the original.

3. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have been retained as in the original.