A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy

by Helen Rappaport

Book Overview

As she did in her critically acclaimed "The Last Days of the Romanovs," Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the queen's obsessive love for her husband - a story that began as fairy tale and ended in tragedy.After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312621051
• ISBN13: 9780312621056
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"