02214cam a2200301 4500 266672308 TxAuBib 20110110120000.0 090227s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009008919 9780345484055 hbk. : alk. paper 0345484053 hbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)251204093 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA UPZ YDXCP IK2 IG# LD4 VP@ CGU IXA GEBAY TxAuBib Gill, Gillian. We two : Victoria and Albert : rulers, partners, rivals / Gillian Gill. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2009. xii, 460 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-440) and index. Charlotte and Leopold -- Wanted, an heir to the throne, preferably male -- The wife takes the child -- That dismal existence -- The Kensington system -- Fighting back -- Victoria, virgin queen -- The Coburg legacy -- A dynastic marriage -- The paradise of our childhood -- Training for the big race -- Victoria plans her marriage -- Bearing the fruits of desire -- Whigs and Tories -- Dearest diary -- Albert takes charge -- The court of St. Albert's -- Finding friends -- A home of our own -- The greatest show on earth -- Lord Palmerston says no -- Blue blood and red -- French interlude -- The Prussian alliance -- Father and son -- Problems in a marriage -- "I do not cling to life as you do" -- Mourning a prince. Gillian Gill offers a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, revealing at once both an intimate but far-from-idyllic relationship that succeeded against all odds as the strong, feisty queen and the brilliant, fragile prince worked together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity. 20110111. Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901 Marriage. Albert Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain 1819-1861 Marriage. Queens Great Britain Biography. Princes Great Britain Biography.