# Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria

Author: Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame, 1847-1929

Genre: Category: Biographies

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67277

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Life+of+Her+Majesty+Queen+Victoria+Fawcett&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Every now and then, on the birth of a male heir to any of the great historic kingdoms of Europe, the newspapers and the makers of public speeches break forth into rejoicing and thanksgiving that the country in question is secured from all the perils and evils supposed to be associated with the reign of a female Sovereign. It is of little importance, perhaps, that this attitude of mind conveys but a poor compliment to our Queen and other living Queens and Queen Regents; but it is not a little curious that the popular opinion to which these articles and speeches give expression, namely, that the chances are that any man will make a better Sovereign than any woman, is wholly contrary to expe...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/life-of-her-majesty-queen-victoria-67277/chapters/5/index.md)