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Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley. Historian Lucy Worsley, left, has written a book about Queen Victoria, right, in which she discusses the monarch's relationship with her husband and how he tried to assume some of her responsibilities

Diamonds at Dinner - My Life as a Lady's Maid in a 1930s Stately Home by Hilda Newman, Tim Tate. I THOUGHT I'D GONE TO A PRISON This was Hilda Newman's first impression when, she left her parents' little cottage in Lincolnshire and embarked on a new life as a lady's maid at Croome Court, the stately home of Lord and Lady Coventry.The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. The time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gown; of tiaras and a Coronation.

The Downton Abbey Rules for Household Staff by Mr. Carson. The household staff of Downton Abbey carry out their duties with effortless dignity, finesse and pride. Yet how do they know how exactly to lay the table, when to leave the room to give Lord and Lady Grantham their privacy, how to care for Lady Mary's furs and which uniform to wear when? This recently recovered and fascinating staff handbook answers all of these questions and more.

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Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born 1822, daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry. On 27 April 1840, she married Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours and they had four children together. She died two weeks after giving birth to her fourth child on 10 November 1857.

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A postmortem portrait of Marie-Theresе Raphaelle de Bourbon, Infante of Spain (1726-1746), Dauphine of France. First wife of the dauphin Louis Ferdinand of France, they were married in 1744 to improve the relations between the two countries. She died in 1746, just 3 days after giving birth to a girl who bore her name and who also died shortly after. Ever After High, Philippe V, Louis Ferdinand, Madame Pompadour, Maria Teresa, Art Fund, Court Dresses, Europe Map

A postmortem portrait of Marie-Theresе Raphaelle de Bourbon, Infante of Spain (1726-1746), Dauphine of France. First wife of the dauphin Louis Ferdinand of France, they were married in 1744 to improve the relations between the two countries. She died in 1746, just 3 days after giving birth to a girl who bore her name and who also died shortly after.

Marie Leczinska (1703-1768), was a Polish princess and Queen consort of France from 1725 until 1768 by marriage to Louis XV. The daughter of King Stanislaus I of Poland and Catherine Opalińska, her 42-year service was the longest of any queen in French history. Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marie Antoinette, Catherine De Medici, French Royalty, European Dress, Photo Portrait

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Marie Leczinska (1703-1768), was a Polish princess and Queen consort of France from 1725 until 1768 by marriage to Louis XV. The daughter of King Stanislaus I of Poland and Catherine Opalińska, her 42-year service was the longest of any queen in French history.

A portrait of Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac (1749-1793). She was the favourite of Marie Antoinette. She died in exile, shortly after hearing of the execution of the Queen. This painting was made by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée le Brun (1755-1842), in 1782.

Duchess Cecile of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Cecilie Auguste Marie) 1886-1954 was the last German Crown Princess and Crown Princess of Prussia as the wife of Prince Wilhelm, the son of German Emperor Wilhelm III. Hohenzollern Castle, Monument Men, Germany And Prussia, Victorian Portraits, American Soldiers, Faberge

Duchess Cecile of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Cecilie Auguste Marie) 1886-1954 was the last German Crown Princess and Crown Princess of Prussia as the wife of Prince Wilhelm, the son of German Emperor Wilhelm III.

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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena) 1897-1969 was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII.

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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte) 1744-1818 was the Queen consort of the British King George III

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