I enjoyed the book. I found the overview stories somewhat annoying because I would have liked more detail for some of the events. And though the title indicated it was the story of five reigning consorts, it felt to me that the tale of Queen Maud of Norway was glossed over, and only mentioned to m...
The history of five of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Alexandra, the shy and proud queen of Russia; Marie, the dramatic and empathic queen of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, who introduced hemophilia into the heirs of Spain; Maud, the bourgeoisie queen of Norway; and Sophie, who was so maligned as the...