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100 1 $aKing, Greg,$d1964-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr97037466
245 10 $aTwilight of splendor :$bthe court of Queen Victoria during her diamond jubilee year /$cGreg King.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axiii, 337 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, portraits ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-316) and index.
520 1 $a"Queen Victoria wore a somber gown of black silk, enlivened with delicate embroidery of sparkling jet and onset by layers of contrasting white lace. On her gray head a veil of Honiton lace, carefully arranged in cascades to frame her wrinkled face and sagging shoulders, was held in place by a small crown of 1,300 diamonds. The faint hint of her favorite orange-scented perfume hovered in the air as her lady in waiting adorned her widow's weeds with the blue silk moire sash and diamond star of the Order of the Garter; large diamond drop earrings and a matching collet necklace of twenty-eight immense, gleaming stones; and a diamond-fringe brooch. Her pudgy wrists and fingers glistened with gold and diamond bracelets and an array of precious rings." "On the eve of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, the tiny, rotund, seventy-eight-year-old queen was a study in contrasts. And, much like the immense realm that was her domain, she was at the pinnacle of her authority and nearing the end of her days. Twilight of Splendor leads you on an extravagant tour into the heart of history's last and greatest royal empire: the court of Victoria Regina et Imperatrix - Queen of England and Empress of India. You'll meet the people, witness the pageantry, and feel the power that circled the globe." "Author Greg King takes you through the queen's elegant residences at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, cruising the English Channel aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert II, and tramping the Scottish highlands at her beloved retreat, Balmoral. You'll also attend the spectacular ceremony in honor of Victoria's sixtieth year on the throne and marvel at the Empire's splendid diversity, as represented by her parading armies - scarlet-coated Canadians and turbaned Sikhs, Egyptians in red fezzes, khaki-clad Australians, and galloping Bengal Lancers, their deadly pikes glittering in the sun like the queen's own jewels." "Most compelling of all is Victoria herself. Groomed from infancy to assume the crown and adhere to a strict moral code, she was a proud, forceful, and imperious sovereign who remained personally humble, good-humored, and keenly intelligent. King reveals that Victoria's dislike of the British nobility led her to market herself quite purposefully to the middle class, even as she suppressed news of scandals involving her children and embarked on enigmatic relationships with the notorious John Brown and her personal servant Abdul Karim."--BOOK JACKET.
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651 0 $aGreat Britain$xCourt and courtiers$xHistory$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100273
650 0 $aQueens$zGreat Britain$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008110316
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yVictoria, 1837-1901.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056823
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030757.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hDA554$i.K56 2007