Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

New Research with Lucy Worsley - Queen Victoria’s Library


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In this mini-series on new research at our palaces, PhD student Gabrielle Fields joins Lucy Worsley to explore the life of Queen Victoria through the books she read.  

Gabrielle’s PhD introduces a new lens through which to examine Queen Victoria through her reading materials. It ultimately aims to reveal Queen Victoria’s efforts to educate herself politically, her attempts at self-improvement, and crucially the way she chose to present herself to the  world.   

This episode is part of a mini-series about new research at our palaces. 

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