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Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria
 
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Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria (Hardcover)

by Tony Rennell (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Viking (7 Dec 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670891118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670891115
  • Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.3 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 485,652 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Queen Victoria's death, in January 1901, was an immense shock that unsettled Britain and the Empire to a degree that now seems inconceivable. She had been Queen for 63 years; people wept in the streets, and a million onlookers lined the route of her funeral procession in London. What would the country do without her? "Last Days of Glory" traces the dying days of Queen Victoria -from Christmas 1900 through to her funeral six weeks later -brilliantly capturing the intense drama in the royal household, where a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother lay mortally ill, and the extraordinary fear and anguish beyond, in the whole nation and throughout the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 13 Aug 2001
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As a history buff who takes a special interest in Queen Victoria I approached this book with dread because so many authors rehash what is already common knowledge. But not Mr.Rennell. He has unearthed new and fascinating facts and writes in a jaunty but erudite manner. I take my hat off to him!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Smear free, 22 Aug 2001
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I purchased this book after reading reports in my newspaper of a a televised documentary that intends to purport to reveal the late Queen Victoria in a less than wholesome light. I was delighted to read Mr. Rennell's book which showed these salacious allegations are wide of the mark. Mr. Rennell shows Queen Victoria as thoughtful, ingenious and justifiably manipulative but at heart as a thoroughly decent person. What a pity the persons who are making this documentary for the television are not basing their programme on this excellent and dramatic book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars well written and gripping, 11 Jun 2001
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Unlike the previous reviewer I didn't quite manage this book in one sitting, but I nevertheless found it totally absorbing. The author has done his research and the main players certainly come to life. Where the author delivers a master stroke is by trawling the papers of the day to give us the real mood of the nation. One asks oneself the question, "Would there be such a mood of mourning today?" After the reaction to Diana's death, there could well be! The 'taster' on the dust jacket is a real tease - what exactly was put in the coffin which has remained such a secret for so long? - read it, and you shall find out! This book does not disappoint.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Purchased this for my mother who is a massive follower of Queen Victoria. She said this book was one of the best she had ever read. Would highly reccomend for true royalists.
Published 4 months ago by Perry Cardey

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, hard going at times
I have read many books on the life and times of Queen Victoria, so I was expecting another drawn out story when I purchased this one. Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2005 by L. Topp

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fascinating - recommended.
Absolutely fascinating. Tony Rendell has a thorough and detailed grasp of his subject and the book is densely full of detail but never turgid. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2002 by K Mansfield

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
I read this book in one sitting and was totally absorbed. Mr. Rennell has the perspective of an historian and the story-telling ability of a Jeffrey Archer or Robert Harris. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2001

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