Some of her granddaughters have also became writers. Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 on the death of her uncle William IV. In this concise biography, Lady Longford, long recognised as an authority on the subject, gives a full account of Queen Victorias life and provides her unique assessment of the monarch. Five of her children became writers: journalist Catherine Longford, novelist Rachel Billington, biographer Antonia Fraser, poet Judith Kazantzis, and historian Thomas Pakenham. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. She continued to write about royals and politicians well into her 90s. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. She became a best-selling biographer and historian, specializing in the 19th century and Victorian age, as well as a writer for the Daily Express and The Sunday Times. QUEEN VICTORIA Folio Society:. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Elizabeth Longford (her pen name) was one of the first women to stand for Parliament and ran as a Labour candidate in 19, but was unsuccessful. Buy QUEEN VICTORIA Folio Society by Elizabeth Longford (ISBN: ) from Amazons Book Store. The couple converted to the Roman Catholic faith and had 8 children. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. Able, articulate and beautiful, she immediately became the Zuleika Dobson of her day, with undergraduates and even dons tumbling over one another to fall in love with her.' In 1931, she married Frank Pakenham, later 7th Earl of Longford.

Of the young Elizabeth Harman, The New York Times wrote, 'As a child and a schoolgirl, appears to have had a somewhat limited and certainly strict upbringing, and it was not until she got to Oxford University as a student in 1926 that she fully blossomed. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Queen Victoria by Elizabeth Longford