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Henry and Mary Ponsonby: Life at the Court of Queen Victoria,Used
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The popularity of any monarchy shows peaks and troughs. But when Henry Ponsonby became Queen Victorias private secretary, the monarchy was in such hopeless disarray that even Victoria herself came under attack. Ponsonby as her private secretary and protector at large realized that the court had failed to adjust to the shift in the media and political sentiment. He dramatically rewrote the royal message as her most intimate adviser. Despite Ponsonbys ironic view of the monarchy, it was at its strongest ever when he died fifteen years later.This entertaining biography paints a seldom seen intimate picture of the inner workings of the monarchy. William Kuhn has received unparalleled assistance from the Royal Archives and the Ponsonby family. While recent historical material on the monarchy is unavailable, Henry and Mary Ponsonby wrote to each other regularly and wittily about the daytoday events at the court and its strategy for survival. Their vivid, unpublished letters deal with such timeless issues that their modern counterparts could have written them.
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