This book is very interesting for those who love history ... We talk about the Victorian era, formula not entirely inaccurate, Alberti's era would be more accurate, in effect for 22 years is Albert of Saxe-Coburg who acted as the King of England, Victoria was so in love, it was he who introduced the pure and hard puritanism in Britain. This queen frivolous young girl, cheerful, fun-loving and dancing bride appears once as a "good wife, mother hen, very housewife early, very concerned about his children marry well for the greatness of his country but also for their happiness "and this is really the grandmother of Europe. If claquemurer simple household things sufficed for his happiness, she loved this man in whom she had unlimited confidence. Albert disappeared it is totally hopeless and follows a very long time (15 years?) Depression, it would be comforted in J Brown arm and can also be in those of a Hindu ... It was intellectually / morally faithful to the precepts / principles of Albert, she could not bear solitude, she liked men, handsome men, she loved the simple life, the countryside, the flowers, the birds ... she never wanted abdicate after thinking it ... his son (almost 60 years) would not be able to govern .. But did she was a good queen? His ministers were in their own way helped -in-scenes by the Prince of Wales! Has it well governed? ? ? To each get his opinion, but difficult to be at the head of a state / to make war when all other surrounding countries to Russia / Afghanistan (already), India etc. are governed by your daughters, your son, grandchildren etc nepotism does not solve everything ... This Queen reminds me one of her great-granddaughter, Elizabeth II to 85ans still not abdicate. Finish a book about the last moments of an old lady of 81 years old is still moving, but I do not know if this queen was so friendly, so capricious, according to the 2011 values! The well-documented book is to read! A real great history and romance of France ... Europe, if not the world of the eighteenth