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|author=John Van der Kiste
|title=Queen Victoria and the European Empires
|rating=4.5
|genre=History
|summary=''Queen Victoria and the European Empires'' is a very readable history of Queen Victoria's relationships, both personal and political with the royalty of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Many of these associations were based on family ties, but - as in all families - not all connections brought joy in their wake. John Van der Kiste - an expert in all things Victorian - produces an elegant picture of the changing relationships between the eighteen thirties and the early nineteen hundreds in a book which is deceptively slim, but packed with fascinating information and insights.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781555508</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Robert Bard
|summary=The story of English culture over a thousand years can be told as the story of changing ideas about the weather. A sweeping panorama, ''Weatherland'' explores how writers and artists, looking up at the same skies and walking in the brisk air, have felt very different things. A journey through centuries and cultures, Harris walks the reader through misty moor and foggy fen, lays with them on bright sunlit beaches, treks with them to stormy summits, and introduces them to a fascinating cast of writers, artists and cultural figures along the way.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0500292655</amazonuk>
}}