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Life Of
Her Most Gracious Majesty
THE QUEEN
by
SARAH TYTLER
Edited with an Introduction by
LORD RONALD GOWER, FSA.
IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol II
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CONTENTS.
VOL. II.
CHAP.
I. ROYAL PROGRESSES TO BURGHLEY, STOWE, AND STRATHFIELDSAYE
II. THE QUEEN'S POWDER BALL
III. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO GERMANY
IV. RAILWAY SPECULATION—FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP—SIR ROBERT PEEL'SRESOLUTIONS—BIRTH OF PRINCESS HELENA—VISIT OF IBRAHIM PASHA
V. AUTUMN YACHTING EXCURSIONS—THE SPANISH MARRIAGES—WINTER VISITS
VI. INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AS CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGE
VII. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND STAY ATARDVERIKIE
VIII. THE FRENCH FUGITIVES—THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER
IX. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT BALMORAL
X. PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC INTERESTS—FRESH ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN
XI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO IRELAND
XII. SCOTLAND AGAIN—GLASGOW AND DEE-SIDE
XIII. THE OPENING OF THE NEW COAL EXCHANGE—THE DEATH OF QUEENADELAIDE
XIV. PREPARATION FOR THE EXHIBITION—BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
XV. THE DEATHS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, AND LOUISPHILIPPE
XVI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT HOLYROOD—THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OFTHE BELGIANS
XVII. THE PAPAL BULL—THE GREAT EXHIBITION
XVII. THE QUEEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION
XIX. THE QUEEN'S "RESTORATION BALL" AND THE "GUILDHALL BALL."
XX. ROYAL VISITS TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER—CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION
XXI. DISASTERS—YACHTING TRIPS—THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
XXII. THE IRON DUKE'S FUNERAL
XXIII. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. AND THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE—FIRE ATWINDSOR
XXIV. THE EASTERN QUESTION—APPROACHING WAR—GROSS INJUSTICE TO PRINCEALBERT
XXV. THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN—FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE—THE DEATH OF THEEMPEROR NICHOLAS
XXVI. INSPECTION OF THE HOSPITAL AT CHATHAM—DISTRIBUTION OF WARMEDALS
XXVII. DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN—VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT TOTHE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH—FALL OF SEBASTOPOL
XXVIII. BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL—QUEEN'S SPEECH TO THESOLDIERS RETURNED FROM THE CRIMEA—BALMORAL
XXIX. DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF LEININGEN—BIRTH OF PRINCESS BEATRICE—BESTOWAL OF THE VICTORIA CROSS—INDIAN MUTINY
XXX. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL
XXXI. DEATH OF THE DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS—THE PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TOGERMANY—THE QUEEN AND PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TO PRINCE AND PRINCESSFREDERICK WILLIAM AT BABELSBERG
XXXII. BIRTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA—DEATH OP PRINCE HOHENLOHE