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Bezig met laden... Victoria gevangene van Kensington (1972)door Jean Plaidy
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Not bad, but sometimes reads a bit more like a history book than a novel. I didn't mind that, and I believe the details were captured pretty accurately. It didn't give Victoria much of a personality. Still, as a dabbler in British history, I found it interesting enough! ( ) 3.75 stars This is the first in a series by the author focusing on Queen Victoria. This one opens when Victoria is still a child, living with her mother (the Duchess of Kent), older sister, and her mother’s suspected lover (Sir John) in Kensington Palace. Her mother and Sir John are very ambitious, and knowing that Victoria is next in line to the throne once the childless King (no legitimate children), the Duchess is all for using her daughter to her advantage and hoping that her brother, King William, will die before Victoria turns “of age” (18 years), which would mean the Duchess would be Regent. I’ve not read anything about Queen Victoria until now, nor do I really know anything about her or the Monarchy in England before and leading up to her rule, so this was interesting. Have to admit, because there were so many names/people I didn’t know at the start of the book, I was a bit lost initially, but it didn’t take long before I was able to figure most of it out. The book did get better and better as it went on, as Victoria grew older and was able to (sometimes) stand up to her mother. I definitely want to continue the series, and hope I am able to before too much time passes, so I remember what lead up to everything to this point. I absolutely loved The Captive of Kensington Palace. This was the eighth book I have read of Jean Plaidy’s, only one of which I haven’t liked and this is definitely my favourite, a book to treasure. It tells the story of Victoria from her eighth to her eighteenth year when she becomes Queen of England. This book has got everything. There is a mad uncle in George IV, a loving uncle in Leopold who becomes King of the Belgians, whom Victoria adores, a bad uncle in Cumberland who schemes to murder her and seize the throne for himself, and a wacky uncle in William IV. There is the controlling mother, in the Duchess of Kent, who hopes William will die before Victoria reaches her majority at 18 so she can rule as Regent, there is the wicked advisor, whom Victoria can’t stand and there are the handsome and charming cousins from whom Victoria is expected to find a husband. With consummate skill and deftly handled research Plaidy weaves a wonderful story that had me enthralled right up to the end where Victoria finally escapes from her eighteen years as a captive of Kensington Palace and becomes the Queen. The ending left me with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes, it was so moving. I had read books on Queen Victoria as the widow of Windsor but this is the first one about her childhood. It is a truly amazing and enlightening book. I learnt a lot and now I am dying to read the next in the series because I want to know what she did about her controlling mother and her advisor Sir John Conway. I am dying to know if they got their come-uppence! My Recommendation : Cons: None! Pros: An enthralling story based on accurate historical research by a superb story-teller. Excellent characterisation and style. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The young Princess Victoria, strictly confined within the boundaries of Kensington Palace, is being moulded for her awesome future as Queen of England. Surrounded by her dolls and closely guarded by her domineering mother and faithful governess, she slowly becomes aware of the bitter conflicts that surround her. The jealous and scheming Duke of Cumberland is a constant threat to her rightful accession . . . her mother's sinister friend, Sir John Conroy, makes her uneasy . . . and the bickering between her mother and the king seems neverending. Growing up is proving difficult for the princess. She longs for her eighteenth birthday when at last she will be free to rule the nation as she pleases and to re-acquaint herself with the gallant Prince Albert. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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