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We Two
- Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
New York Times best seller.
It was the most influential marriage of the 19th Century - and one of history’s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch and misery as a woman until she married her German cousin Albert and accepted him as her lord and master. Now renowned chronicler Gillian Gill turns this familiar story on its head, revealing a strong, feisty queen, and a brilliant, fragile prince working together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity, qualities neither had seen much of as children. The love affair that emerges is far more captivating, complex, and relevant than that depicted in any previous account.
The epic relationship began poorly. The cousins first met as teenagers for a few brief, awkward, chaperoned weeks in 1836. At 17, charming rather than beautiful, Victoria already “showed signs of wanting her own way”. Albert, the boy who had been groomed for her since birth, was chubby, self-absorbed, and showed no interest in girls, let alone this princess. So when they met again in 1839 as queen and presumed prince-consort-to-be, neither had particularly high hopes. But the queen was delighted to discover a grown man, refined, accomplished, and whiskered. “Albert is beautiful”! Victoria wrote, and she proposed just three days later. As Gill reveals, Victoria and Albert entered their marriage longing for intimate companionship, yet each was determined to be the ruler. This dynamic would continue through the years - each spouse, headstrong and impassioned, eager to lead the marriage on his or her own terms. For two decades, Victoria and Albert engaged in a very public contest for dominance. Against all odds, the marriage succeeded, but it was always a work in progress. And in the end, it was Albert’s early death that set the Queen free to create the myth of her marriage as a peaceful idyll and her husband as Galahad, pure and perfect.
As Gill shows, the marriage of Victoria and Albert was great not because it was perfect but because it was passionate and complicated. Wonderfully nuanced, surprising, often acerbic - and informed by revealing excerpts from the pair’s journals and letters - We Two is a revolutionary portrait of a queen and her prince, a fascinating modern perspective on a couple who have become a legend.
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- Cheryl
- 08-07-09
I found it extremely moving.
I really enjoyed this one. Rosalynn Landor is one of my favorite narrators and this title was really worthy of her.
Gillian Gill manages to create a picture of Victoria and Albert that I had never seen. She provides us the portrait of a marriage between two people, not between an icon of queenly dignity and her idolized mate. I actually cried a little when Albert died. That's pretty rare for me with historical non-fiction.
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- Joy
- 10-15-11
Honest account of mythical marriage
This book gives an accurate view of the ups and downs in the Queen's marriage and an alarming view of the ambition and power the Prince wrested from the Queen. It is possibly a blessing that his life was cut short as he was determined to change England to suit his German ambitions. I was disappointed in Victoria's lack of interest in her position and what a contrast to our present Queen who has been a true monarch with unfailing loyalty and dedication.
12 people found this helpful
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- Pita
- 08-05-14
Royal love story
Would you listen to We Two again? Why?
This is a very detailed account of the relationship between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The book proves, once again, that life can be just as fascinating as fiction. The book is very well researched and it brings the historical figures to life without idealizing them (or vilifying them). Because of the amount of detail and the fact that this work reads like as a novel and it is very entertaining it can stand a second reading. I really enjoyed it.
What about Rosalyn Landor’s performance did you like?
I love Rosalyn Landor. She was perfect for this.
8 people found this helpful
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- W
- 01-01-10
Intriguing
This was an intriguing bio of one of the most powerful and influential British queens. I particularly liked how the author treated Albert/Victoria and their relationship. This was a wonderful and entertaining book. I recommend to all.
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- SLOmygosh
- 10-05-15
WOW! I learned so much.
What did you love best about We Two?
Ok, I will freely admit that I am a history nerd, and I know a lot about Victoria and Albert. However, this book was enlightening and intimate. Gill did an amazing job of digging up personal facts and tidbits that even a seasoned history buff (read: nerd) will appreciate and hear told for the first time here. I loved it. Furthermore, Rosalyn Landor's voice is gorgeous.
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- C. Bass
- 01-07-10
Fascinating Subjects
Gillian Gill's very well written chronicle of the personal, domestic lives of Albert and Victoria, of English society in the mid-19th century, and of European states at the time, had me completely engrossed. The material was delightfully presented and the narrator's voice a perfect match for the text. I learned so much about the period while being so thoroughly entertained.
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- Jessica Jewett
- 05-11-15
A bit dry.
The writing was presented in a rather dry, history book kind of way and it didn't make me feel like these people were flesh and blood. However, setting the writing aside, I did learn a lot about the period and the people.
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- Kimberlie Parker
- 02-17-18
Very Enjoyable
I've listened and read quite a bit over the subject of Queen Victoria and love finding sources that take a position that isn't always all that common. This biography did not slander the queen but was still able to state things as they were. Victoria's true personality really comes through from the perspective of this biography. We are not fed details that placate her and Albert as saintly flawless beings. Even with the humanizing factor that this biography reveals about their lives, it also reveals how truly exemplary these two were in their time. I highly recommend this biography of you wish to gain an unbiased and truthful insight on the lives of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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- DJW
- 02-25-18
Big and Brilliant
Don't be put off by the size of this tome. You'll miss something really special if do. Instead, devour it like an elephant - one bite at a time.
Equal parts biography and history lesson, We Two is a captivating read. The relationship between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert simultaneously defines dichotomy and symbiosis.
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- Michael G. Mosher
- 12-08-16
Choppy and disjointed....
What was most disappointing about Gillian Gill’s story?
it seemed like facts were written in chunks, thrown up a staircase and included as they fell down.
What does Rosalyn Landor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She's a good reader, but there was a certain lack of enthusiasm because the source material wasn't very passionate or very interestingly written
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I didn't know much about European history... and this certianly filled in big gaps
1 person found this helpful