num_pages: 527
description: The life of Princess Mary of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her pivotal role in the abdication of her eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, is just one of the events that provide the backdrop for both thrilling biography and for narrating the splendors and tragedies of the entire house of Windsor.
language: English
title: Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
titlecomplete: Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
characters: Mary of Teck
genres: Historical, Audiobook, History, Womens, 19th Century, Biography Memoir, European History, Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 2723
publisher: William Morrow & Co