Albert, Queen Victoria's Consort and husband, was rightly described by Sir Robert Peel as `the most extraordinarv young man you will ever have met', and yet, in spite of his extraordinary achievements, compressed into a short life, he has remained consistently underrated. Indeed, he is still often depicted as very able and worthy, but somewhat dull and uninteresting.
The reality was very different, and in this important biography by Robert Rhodes James, based principally upon Prince Albert's private and political papers in the Royal Archives, demonstrates how he developed from the younger son of a broken marriage in a minor German Duchy into the most influential individual in Britain and in Europe. It is one of the most fascinating stories in modern history.
Contains 16 pages of b/w illustrations.
