This title is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format. Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political, scientif[...]

Examines co-habitation, remarriage, step-parent/step-child relationships and their implications for the extended family, their strengths and areas of tension. This book discusses the therapeutic managing of separating and divorcing couples, domestic violence, and the aftermath of sexual and physical[...]

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This richly entertaining biography chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria's firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a mona[...]