Empress

Book cover of Empress: Queen Victoria and India

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An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837

"A widely and deeply researched, elegantly written, and vital portrayal of [Queen Victoria's] place in colonial Indian affairs."-Journal of Modern History

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1 author picked Empress as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Susie Steinbach

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I thought I had read enough about Queen Victoria to last a lifetime, but I was wrong! This amazing book offers a new perspective on Queen Victoria as “an Indian Maharani” as well as “British monarch,” and explores not just what India meant to the queen, but what the queen meant to Indians.

From Susie's list on will make you love Victorian Britain.