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It's an easy read. I find it very helpful especially for the non-historian and those not very familiar with how the Coburgs rose to power in the 19th century. Thanks for sharing the author's blogsite. :)

Is this really true? After all the good things written about Queen Victoria, I can't believe she can be callous towards her daughter or children. Any mother will always be devastated when one of her children dies. That's very heartbreaking.

The royals have been involved with a lot of scandals and history usually repeats itself. I'm not even sure if some rumors about illegitimate children of royals are still unbelievable.For me, illegitimate children are fortunate because they have less possibility of suffering from diseases due to...

That's probably one of the reasons Queen Victoria is close to King Leopold. But wasn't Princess Charlotte supposedly engaged to the hereditary prince of Holland, the Prince of Orange?

That's great to know. I've always thought that royals get married only for security purposes. :)

That's great! I checked the hyperlink from your signature and saw that I can download the first chapter of the book. I've just downloaded it and get back to you when I finish reading it. Based on the first few paragraphs, I think it's an easy read. ;) Thanks for the links Warren:)

This is the first time I've heard about this book and the author. Is it really based on facts from the author's research?

So most of the Europian monarchies are relatives?