"Vicky: Princess Royal of England & German Empress" 1971 Bennett, Daphne

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BENNETT, Daphne

[430] pp.

St. Martin's Press

1971

8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

"Vicky, daughter and namesake of Queen Victoria, … Read more BENNETT, Daphne

[430] pp.

St. Martin's Press

1971

8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

"Vicky, daughter and namesake of Queen Victoria, seemed a princess of golden promise. As Princess Royal of Great Britain, she married the young and dashing Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia. Shocked by the strictness of the Prussian court and the wretched condition of the poor, Vicky determined to bring enlightenment and democracy to German. Gloriously in love, the royal couple prepared for the day Frederick would ascend the throne, with Vicky as his Queen. Then fate intervened, in the sinister form of Count Otto von Bismarck-and Vicky's golden promise turned to heartbreak and tragedy". See less