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　　In her lauded biography England’s Mistress, Kate Williams

painted a vivid and intimate portrait of Emma Hamilton, the lover

of English national hero Lord Horatio Nelson. Now, with the same

keen insight and gift for telling detail, Williams provides a

gripping account of Queen Victoria’s rise to the throne and her

early years in power—as well as the tragic, little-known story of

the princess whose demise made it all possible.

Toward the end of the eighteenth century,

monarchies across Europe found themselves in crisis. With mad King

George III and his delinquent offspring tarnishing the realm, the

English pinned their hopes on the only legitimate heir to the

throne: the lovely and prudent Princess Charlotte, daughter of the

Prince of Wales and granddaughter of the king. Sadly, those dreams

faded when, at age twenty-one, she died after a complicated

pregnancy and stillbirth. While a nation grieved, Charlotte’s

power-hungry uncles plotted quickly to produce a new heir. Only the

Duke of Kent proved successful in his endeavor, with the birth of a

girl named Victoria.

Writing with a combination of novelistic flair and historical

precision, Williams reveals an energetic and vibrant woman in the

prime of her life, while chronicling the byzantine machinations

behind Victoria’s struggle to occupy the throne—scheming that

continued even after the crown was placed on her head.

Upon hearing of the death of her predecessor, King William IV,

Victoria—in her bold first act as queen—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, in one way or another, attempted to seize control from

her.

By connecting Charlotte’s sad fate to Victoria’s majestic rule,

Kate Williams lays bare the passions that swirled around the

throne—the court secrets, the sexual repression, and the endless

intrigue. The result is a grand and satisfying tale of a woman

whose destiny began long before she was born and whose legacy lives

on.

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　　Kate Williams is the author of England’s Mistress: The

Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton and has published widely in

books and journals. Williams fell in love with the eighteenth

century while an undergraduate at Oxford. She has an M.A. from

Queen Mary, University of London, and a D.Phil. in history from

Oxford. A lecturer and TV consultant, she has hosted two television

historical documentaries and appears regularly on BBC and Channel

4.

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