Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because of course such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch it's Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen! This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.
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Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history.
Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because of course such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch it's Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen!
This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.
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Brand: PAULA WISEMAN BOOKS
Publisher Date: 08/19/2014
Author: Gloria Whelan
Dimensions: 7.63 x 5.18 x 0.70
UPC: 9781416927532
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 288
