Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert by Stanley Weintraub

Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert Reviews

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  Carol

  Excellent biography! Albert was a great man, friend, spouse, lover, father, confidant, adviser, collaborator and surrogate sovereign. Victoria was a self-centered person except with regards to her Albert. Over 18 years she gave birth to 9 babies and suffered from depression and pregnancy challenges. Albert was there for her to help her and step in wherever she needed him. His major feat of the Crystal Palace was amazing and successful - he even planned for innovative public bathrooms to accommodate the overwhelming public who attended. He had an intimate Father-Daughter relationship with the princess royal, Vicky, and his daughter Alice. He was burdened by his brother Ernest and his son, the Prince of Wales. He loved Victoria completely and always put her first, even in his last days working himself to complete exhaustion. In his eulogy, it was stated that "England had lost a sovereign rather than a consort." Originally thought by the British as an outsider, he was now the unsung great man who managed to go beyond his duty and serve England with everything he was.
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  Maya Ganguly

  I found this book really well researched and informative giving me a three dimensional view of an intriguing and often times overlook historical character, and might read his biography of Queen Victoria and Disraelil, however, at the same time, I have to admit it was rather dry and not fully a page turner.
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  Glenda

  A rather dull re-counting of a life well lived. I've always had a soft spot for Prince Albert and found this book to be a let down for the most part. Although I did enjoy the insight into his and Queen Victoria's private taste in art.
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  Rebecca Huston

  One of the better biographies out there about Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort.
  
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  Candace

  I read this years ago (can't remember when, exactly) but have long been a fan of Prince Albert. This book focuses on his extraordinary achievements during his short life as consort to Queen Victoria. I think of him as the greatest king Britain never had.
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  Janet

  Interesting look at the life of Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Victoria. How does a proud, intelligent man handle being the a supporting player in the life of the most powerful woman in Europe? This volume explains.
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  Anne Edmunds

  I'm re-reading this one right now. Read it about 5 years ago. An indepth study of the Prince Consort's life.
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  Maryann

  I enjoyed the book. It gave me lots of information about what Albert actually did to be remembered as "the good". The book was surprisingly light on the relationship with Victoria. Albert was handling her duties. She was having his babies. There were intriguing moments on how he influenced her taste and educated her. I'm going to have to find a book about the two of them together!
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  Ashley Hobgood

  I had read this book out of curiosity. I enjoyed reading this book because I learned more about Prince Albert's children, his education, his marriage to Queen Victoria, their children, his political endeavors, and being a patron of science and industry. I loved that it was very informative. I thought the book was well written and well researched. It is a must read.
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  Darla Ebert

  An impressive amount of research obviously went into the writing of this excellent biography. I felt I "got to know" both Queen Victoria and her husband as if I had actually been there in the palace from day one of Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne. There are some boring details but all in all an excellent read.
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  Sue

  Dull and as boring as a newspaper clipping.