{"product_id":"censoring-queen-victoria-how-two-gentlemen-edited-a-queen-and-created-an-icon-by-yvonne-m-ward-premium-books","title":"Censoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon by Yvonne M. Ward [Premium Books]","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eBook Summary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eCensoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon\u003c\/em\u003e is a historical study of how the legacy of \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e was shaped — and in many ways \u003cem data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"404\"\u003ereshaped\u003c\/em\u003e — after her death in 1901 through the editing and publication of her vast personal correspondence. Rather than letting Victoria’s own words speak fully for themselves, two men chosen by her son \u003cstrong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eKing Edward VII\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eViscount Esher\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"661\"\u003eArthur Benson\u003c\/strong\u003e — were tasked with selecting and curating hundreds of volumes of her letters into a much smaller published set. According to Ward, these editors made choices about what to include and what to leave out that reflected their own social views and the sensibilities of their time, often omitting correspondence with women, downplaying Victoria’s political assertiveness and foreign relationships, and emphasizing certain relationships (like with Lord Melbourne) in ways that shaped how historians and the public would later view the queen. This book uses extensive archival research to reveal how those editorial decisions had a strong influence on Victoria’s posthumous image as an icon of British history rather than simply presenting her own full voice. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eYvonne M. Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Australian historian with a doctorate from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1596\"\u003eLa Trobe University\u003c\/strong\u003e, where she has conducted detailed research into British royal history and historiography. \u003cem data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003eCensoring Queen Victoria\u003c\/em\u003e emerged from her doctoral work and represents her first full-length book, showcasing her skills in archival research and historical analysis. Ward has also published academic essays, including work in \u003cem data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1936\"\u003eThe Court Historian\u003c\/em\u003e journal, and currently lives in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003eVictoria, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her writing focuses on how historical figures’ voices can be shaped — and sometimes obscured — by the people who record and edit their stories, offering readers a critical lens on how reputations and icons are constructed over time. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45559022190778,"sku":"372T3J6YP-New","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/cqv.jpg?v=1770105598","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/censoring-queen-victoria-how-two-gentlemen-edited-a-queen-and-created-an-icon-by-yvonne-m-ward-premium-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}