CHAPTER I. ROYAL PROGRESSES TO BURGHLEY, STOWE, AND STRATHFIELDSAYE.

CHAPTER II. THE QUEEN'S POWDER BALL.

CHAPTER III. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO GERMANY.

CHAPTER IV. RAILWAY SPECULATION FAILURE OF THE POTATO

CHAPTER V. AUTUMN YACHTING EXCURSIONS THE SPANISH MARRIAGES WINTER VISITS.

CHAPTER VI. INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AS CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGE.

CHAPTER VII. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OP SCOTLAND AND STAY AT ARDVERIKIE.

CHAPTER VIII. THE FRENCH FUGITIVES THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER.

CHAPTER IX. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT BALMORAL.

CHAPTER X. PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC INTERESTS FRESH ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN.

CHAPTER XI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO IRELAND.

CHAPTER XII. SCOTLAND AGAIN GLASGOW AND DEE-SIDE.

CHAPTER XIII. OPENING OF THE NEW COAL EXCHANGE THE DEATH OF QUEEN ADELAIDE.

CHAPTER XIV. PREPARATION FOR THE EXHIBITION BIRTH OF THE DUKE

CHAPTER XV. THE DEATHS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, AND LOUIS PHILIPPE.

CHAPTER XVI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT HOLYROOD LIFE IN THE

CHAPTER XVII. THE PAPAL BULL THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

CHAPTER XVIII. THE QUEEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION.

CHAPTER XIX. THE QUEEN'S "RESTORATION BALL" AND THE "GUILDHALL BALL."

CHAPTER XX. ROYAL VISITS TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION.

CHAPTER XXI. DISASTERS YACHTING TRIPS THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

CHAPTER XXII. THE IRON DUKE'S FUNERAL.

CHAPTER XXIII. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. AND THE EMPRESS

CHAPTER XXIV. THE EASTERN QUESTION APPROACHING WAR GROSS

CHAPTER XXV. THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE THE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.

CHAPTER XXVII. DEATH OP LORD RAGLAN VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND

CHAPTER XXVIII. BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL QUEEN'S SPEECH

CHAPTER XXIX.

CHAPTER XXX. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

CHAPTER XXXI. DEATH OF THE DUTCHESS D'ORLEANS THE PRINCE

CHAPTER XXXII. BIRTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA DEATH OF

CHAPTER XXXIII. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT.

CHAPTER XXXIV. LAST VISIT TO IRELAND HIGHLAND

CHAPTER XXXV. THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.

CHAPTER XXXVI. THE WITHDRAWAL TO OSBORNE THE PRINCE CONSORT'S FUNERAL.

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE FIRST MONTHS OF WIDOWHOOD MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, ETC., ETC.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CHAPTER XXXIX. STAY AT HOLYROOD DEATHS OF PRINCESS HOHENLOHE

CHAPTER XL. BIRTH OF THE FIRST GREAT-GRANDCHILD MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY CONCLUSION.

Title: Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II

Author: Sarah Tytler

Edition: 10

Language: English

This eBook was produced by Tricia Gilbert, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Life Of

Her Most Gracious Majesty

THE QUEEN

by

SARAH TYTLER

Edited with an Introduction by

LORD RONALD GOWER, FSA.

IN TWO VOLUMES

Vol II

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CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

CHAP.

I. ROYAL PROGRESSES TO BURGHLEY, STOWE, AND STRATHFIELDSAYE

II. THE QUEEN'S POWDER BALL

III. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO GERMANY

IV. RAILWAY SPECULATION—FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP—SIR ROBERT PEEL'S RESOLUTIONS—BIRTH OF PRINCESS HELENA—VISIT OF IBRAHIM PASHA

V. AUTUMN YACHTING EXCURSIONS—THE SPANISH MARRIAGES—WINTER VISITS

VI. INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AS CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGE

VII. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND STAY AT ARDVERIKIE

VIII. THE FRENCH FUGITIVES—THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER

IX. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT BALMORAL

X. PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC INTERESTS—FRESH ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN

XI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO IRELAND

XII. SCOTLAND AGAIN—GLASGOW AND DEE-SIDE

XIII. THE OPENING OF THE NEW COAL EXCHANGE—THE DEATH OF QUEEN ADELAIDE

XIV. PREPARATION FOR THE EXHIBITION—BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

XV. THE DEATHS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, AND LOUIS PHILIPPE

XVI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT HOLYROOD—THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS

XVII. THE PAPAL BULL—THE GREAT EXHIBITION

XVII. THE QUEEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION

XIX. THE QUEEN'S "RESTORATION BALL" AND THE "GUILDHALL BALL."

XX. ROYAL VISITS TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER—CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION

XXI. DISASTERS—YACHTING TRIPS—THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON

XXII. THE IRON DUKE'S FUNERAL

XXIII. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. AND THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE—FIRE AT WINDSOR

XXIV. THE EASTERN QUESTION—APPROACHING WAR—GROSS INJUSTICE TO PRINCE ALBERT

XXV. THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN—FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE—THE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS

XXVI. INSPECTION OF THE HOSPITAL AT CHATHAM—DISTRIBUTION OF WAR MEDALS

XXVII. DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN—VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT TO THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH—FALL OF SEBASTOPOL

XXVIII. BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL—QUEEN'S SPEECH TO THE SOLDIERS RETURNED FROM THE CRIMEA—BALMORAL

XXIX. DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF LEININGEN—BIRTH OF PRINCESS BEATRICE— BESTOWAL OF THE VICTORIA CROSS—INDIAN MUTINY

XXX. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL

XXXI. DEATH OF THE DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS—THE PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TO GERMANY—THE QUEEN AND PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TO PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM AT BABELSBERG

XXXII. BIRTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA—DEATH OP PRINCE HOHENLOHE

XXXIII. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT

XXXIV. LAST VISIT TO IRELAND—MEETING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK—DEATH OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL AND HIS BROTHERS.

XXXV. THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT

XXXVI. THE WITHDRAWAL TO OSBORNE—THE PRINCE CONSORT'S FUNERAL

XXXVII. THE FIRST MONTHS OF WIDOWHOOD—MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, ETC., ETC.

XXXVIII. DEATHS OF LORD PALMERSTON AND THE KING OF THE BELGIANS

XXXIX. STAY AT HOLYROOD—DEATHS OF PRINCESS HOHENLOHE AND OF PRINCE FREDERICK OF DARMSTADT—MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

XL. BIRTH OF THE FIRST GREAT-GRANDCHILD—MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY—CONCLUSION

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LIST OF STEEL PLATES.

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES OSBORNE HOUSE THE PASTURE, OSBORNE THE AMAZON (PORTRAIT OF H.R.H. THE PRINCESS HELENA) THE ROYAL YACHT OFF MOUNT ST. MICHAEL THE PRINCESS LOUISE THE PRINCESS HELENA PRINCESSES HELENA AND LOUISE THE HUNTER (H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR) HYDE PARK IN 1851 THE FISHER (H.R.H. PRINCE LEOPOLD) H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, K.G., ETC. THE CRADLE (H.R.H. PRINCESS BEATRICE) H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES (BUST) H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES THE ALBERT MEMORIAL MONUMENT TO THE PRINCESS ALICE OF HESSE

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QUEEN VICTORIA.