TY - BOOK AU - Dennison,Matthew ED - Victoria (Queen) TI - Queen Victoria: a life of contradictions SN - 9780007504572 U1 - 920 VIC PY - 2013/// PB - William Collins KW - Victoria KW - Queens KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - Kings and rulers KW - History KW - Victoria, 1837-1901 N2 - Queen Victoria is Britain's queen of contradictions. In her combination of deep sentimentality and bombast; cultural imperialism and imperial compassion; fear of intellectualism and excitement at technology; romanticism and prudishness, she became a spirit of the age to which she gave her name. This is a compelling assessment of Victoria's mercurial character and indelible impact ER -