02715cam a2200325 4500 570508972 TxAuBib 20220703120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781681680750 1681680750 58154c87-737a-41df-8bc7-6f24c2f0a488 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3020907 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Baird, Julia. Victoria the Queen [Bridges Audiobook] : An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire. HighBridge, 2016. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 580MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 580MB. When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution would threaten many of Europe's monarchies in the coming decades. In Britain, a generation of royals had indulged their whims at the public's expense, and republican sentiment was growing. The Industrial Revolution was transforming the landscape, and the British Empire was commanding ever larger tracts of the globe. In a world where women were often powerless, during a century roiling with change, Victoria went on to rule the most powerful country on earth with a decisive hand. Fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth, Victoria was an ordinary woman thrust into an extraordinary role. As a girl, she defied her mother's meddling and an adviser's bullying, forging an iron will of her own. As a teenage queen, she eagerly grasped the crown and relished the freedom it brought her. She was outspoken with her ministers, overstepping conventional boundaries and asserting her opinions. And as science, technology, and democracy were dramatically reshaping the world, Victoria was a symbol of steadfastness and security-queen of a quarter of the world's population at the height of the British Empire's reach. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-06-29 20:00:03. Rayner, Lucy. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1294-1/3020907-VictoriaTheQueen.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58154c87-737a-41df-8bc7-6f24c2f0a488&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1294-1/3020907-VictoriaTheQueen.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58154c87-737a-41df-8bc7-6f24c2f0a488&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)