Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year

by Greg King

Book Overview

Power, pageantry, and pride
Queen Victoria ruled the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, covering one fourth of the earth's land surface, reigning over subjects on every continent, and exercising undisputed mastery of the oceans in between. She was the "Grandmother of Europe," with descendants occupying the thrones of half a dozen nations, and more to come. The very era in which she lived already bore her name. In June...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047004439X
• ISBN13: 9780470044391
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"