Reading Victoria: Books about the Queen and Her Empire (episode 25)

British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics - A podcast by Carol Ann Lloyd - Wednesdays

She was the youngest woman to be crowned Queen of England. She was the second queen to marry while ruling, and the first to have children while on the throne. She oversaw extraordinary changes in the country, as well as the establishment of the British Empire. She became Empress of India. By the time of her death, she had ruled longer than any monarch.With such a long reign, covering decades of world events, there’s no shortage of reading material about Victoria and her time. I’ve chosen a fe...