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The Greedy Queen

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

The Greedy Queen

By Annie Gray

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About the book

What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar, Mary on chocolate and Anne was known as 'Brandy Nan'. Victoria ate all of this and more. The Greedy Queen celebrates Victoria's appetite, both for food and, indeed, for life. Born in May 1819, Victoria came 'as plump as a partridge'. In her early years she lived on milk and bread under the Kensington system; in her old age she suffered constant indigestion yet continued to over-eat. From intimate breakfasts with the King of France...Show more

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ISBN

9781781256824

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

The Greedy Queen

Format

Hardcover

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