Although deeply in love with her husband, Victoria often felt constrained by Prince Albert. In an era when it was unusual for a gentleman to default to his wife, it was felt he used her pregnancies as a way to gain power. After his death Victoria was bereft but, as her diaries show, also became freer to move in the world of politics and make the deep friendships that some would say began to threaten the crown. A fascinating insight into a double-edged marriage.
An intriguing portrait of one of the people closest to the tragic queen.
A fascinating look at one of the people closest to the tragic queen through her final hours. Is she, in fact, one of history's most misunderstood characters?
Never has there been a figure so magnetic as King Arthur. The age in which this mysterious King supposedly lived is poorly documented, so in the absence of hard proof, history and fantasy become intertwined. What is myth and what is reality?
