The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse by Frances Welch - ISBN: 9781780725215
Hardcover
Royal sisters, love, loss, and tragedy amidst a turbulent century.

The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse

The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    11 February 2025

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Summary

THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK

Named one of The Telegraph’s ‘Best Biographies of the Year 2024’

Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them a happy future. And each of the young women did indeed marry into a Europe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780725215
ISBN-10:1780725213
Author:Frances Welch
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Short Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:11 February 2025
Weight:538g
Dimensions:236mm x 160mm x 36mm
About The Author

Frances Welch

Frances Welch is the author of The Imperial Tea Party (2018), Rasputin: A Short Life (2014), The Russian Court at Sea (2011), A Romanov Fantasy (2008) and The Romanovs & Mr Gibbes (2004), all published by Short Books. Frances Welch has written for The Sunday Telegraph, Granta and The Spectator. She lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk with her husband, Craig Brown.

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