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Who Was Queen Victoria?

Jim Gigliotti Who HQ Max Hergenrother

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English
Grosset and Dunlap
10 July 2014
Series: Who Was?
She earned the nickname ""grandmother of Europe,"" and her reign is known as ""the Victorian Era,"" but who was Queen Victoria?

Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian Era, a period of industrial, cultural, scientific, and political change that was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. But Victoria was raised under close supervision and near isolation until she became Queen of the United Kingdom at the young age of 18. She married her first cousin, Albert, and had nine children who married into families across Europe. By the time she had earned the nickname ""The Grandmother of Europe"" and the title ""Empress of India"" it was indeed true that the sun never set on the British Empire. Publicly, she became a national icon, but privately,Who Was Queen Victoria?
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Illustrated by:   Max Hergenrother
Imprint:   Grosset and Dunlap
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 194mm,  Width: 135mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   119g
ISBN:   9780448481821
ISBN 10:   0448481820
Series:   Who Was?
Pages:   112
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jim Gigliotti is a freelance writer based in Southern California. A former editor at the National Football League, he has written more than 50 books for all ages. His writing credits include biographies for young readers on Olympian Jesse Owens and baseball star Roberto Clemente.

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