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Victoria

"A hit…The research is impeccable, the attention to detail, perfect." - The ...

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Discuss Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

What do you see as the most and least enviable aspects of Queen Victoria's life?

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Mar. 16, 2017
by karenrn

Are there any modern-day world leaders you would compare to the young Victoria?

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Mar. 08, 2017
by karenrn

What do you believe are the biggest challenges that Victoria faced? How might you have dealt with those situations?

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Feb. 25, 2017
by ritah

If you’ve seen the PBS mini-series, how do you think it compares to the novel?

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Feb. 25, 2017
by ritah

What was the most interesting thing about Victoria that you learned while reading this novel? Did you feel the same way about her at the beginning and end of the book?

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Feb. 20, 2017
by alwaysdaddygirl

Where do you feel Victoria gets the strength to stand up against her family and others who try to dictate her role as queen?

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Feb. 09, 2017
by karenrn

Why do you think Victoria rejected her given name in favor of Victoria?

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Feb. 09, 2017
by karenrn

Why do you think Victoria was so vengeful toward Lady Flora?

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Feb. 08, 2017
by JulieAB

In what ways do you think Victoria comes across a "typical" teenager and/or as a powerful sovereign?

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Feb. 08, 2017
by JulieAB

What did you think of Albert when he first appeared in the story? How do you view Victoria's prediction that theirs "will be a marriage of inconvenience"?

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Feb. 01, 2017
by juliep

Overall

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Jan. 30, 2017
by joanew

How do you see the role of women in general – and Queen Victoria in particular – in the course of the novel?

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Jan. 29, 2017
by Navy Mom

How do you feel about Lord Melbourne? What might Victoria's life have been like if she had chosen him over Albert?

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Jan. 26, 2017
by dorinned

How has courting changed for the current heirs to the English throne compared to Queen Victoria?

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Jan. 26, 2017
by dorinned

How does Victoria handle her rise to power at the age of eighteen? How do you think you might have handled it? If you have children of your own, how do you think they would have handled that kind of power?

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Jan. 26, 2017
by dorinned

In what ways do you think Victoria's relationship with her mother influences her decisions as queen? Do you feel the relationship changed over time?

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Jan. 20, 2017
by annar

How did Victoria's sheltered upbringing at Kensington Palace influence her ultimate ability to rule her country?

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Jan. 20, 2017
by paml

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