Albert, Prince Consort by Hector Bolitho
Although it is fairly certain that Albert and Prince Philip would have disliked each other on sight, they have both been guided by the highest sense of duty.
It is this sense of duty, in spite of considerable hostility and dislike of the `foreign ways', that make Albert's life of such interest. If he had accomplished nothing else, his influence on the dealings with the Union States of America, just before his death, would ensure him an important place in British History.
In `Albert, Prince Consort', Hector Bolitho explores the life and personality of Prince Albert, from his birth in Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, his marriage and restraining influence on Queen Victoria and his early death from typhoid.
Hector Bolitho is deservedly renowned for his Royal Biographies.
(Henry) Hector Bolitho (28 May 1897 - 12 September 1974) was a prolific author, novelist and biographer. In total, he had 59 books published
* Spot the mistook, neither Queen Elizabeth nor Queen Victoria were ever the Heiress Apparent but only Heiresses Presumptive. It's not impossible for a female to be British Heiress Apparent but it's never happened. *
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