My Name Is Victoria, Lucy Worsley
My Name Is Victoria, Lucy Worsley
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My Name Is Victoria

Author: Lucy Worsley

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/08/2018


Synopsis

By turns thrilling, dramatic, and touching, this is the story of Queen Victoria's childhood as you've never heard it before.

Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria, Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows. Her father is Sir John Conroy, confidant and financial advisor to Victoria's mother, and he has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess that he calls the Kensington System. It governs Princess Victoria's behavior and keeps her locked away from the world. Sir John says it's for the princess's safety, but Victoria herself is convinced that it's to keep her lonely and unhappy. Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing friendship with the willful and passionate princess, Miss V has a decision to make: continue in silence or speak out. In an engaging, immersive tale, Lucy Worsley spins one of England's best-known periods into a fresh and surprising story that will delight both young readers of historical fiction and fans of the television show featuring Victoria.

About Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley, OBE, is chief curator at the charity Historic Royal Palaces. She also presents history documentaries for the BBC. Her bestselling books include Queen Victoria, Jane Austen at Home, The Art of the English Murder, and If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home. In 2019, her BBC One program Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley won a BAFTA. She lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on February 07, 2024

It was nice to read about another English princess for a change— I’ve definitely had my fill of Elizabeth I’s reign so when this book crossed my path, I was eager to learn about England’s second formidable Queen— Victoria. Engrossing, peppered with details and villainy, and easy to read. This book w......more

Goodreads review by Wren (fablesandwren) on May 06, 2018

Thank you to NetGallery for providing me an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review. Two girls named Victoria. One is the princess and is held under the thumb of Sir John Conroy, and the other is the companion of the princess placed there by her father to keep an eye on the princess. Wi......more

Goodreads review by Eleanor on January 01, 2019

If you've read my review of Lady Mary by the same author, you would probably guess what I am going to say about this one, because I had basically the same problems with it. I understand that these books are maybe for younger YA readers, and that is fine; it just isn't for me. But what I cannot sta......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 03, 2018

A book of two halves - the first I enjoyed; the second I didn't.......more

Goodreads review by Athena on July 23, 2020

My Name is Victoria follows Miss V. Conroy, daughter of Sir John and friend to the young Princess Victoria. The book begins at the first meeting between the princess and Miss V, ending at the very start of Queen Victoria's reign. To start, I'm going to talk about the little I liked. The writing was......more