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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
By Cadbury, Deborah
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- 9781610398466 9781610398473
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Starred Review on November 1, 2017 | social sciences
Queen Victoria had a distinct vision of her grandchildren shaping world politics, and she calculated political marriages across Europe to do just that. However, the increased political instability of Russia in the early 20th century led her to eschew matches with the tsars. The downfall of the Romanovs validated this, although too late to spare her favorite grandchild—the ill-fated Alexandra, tsarina of Russia. Many of the matches Victo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
