The Greedy Queen: Eating with Victoria - Annie Gray

Voracious and adventurous in her tastes, Queen Victoria was head of state during a revolution in how we ate. Annie Gray celebrates Victoria's appetite, both for food and for life. 

Born in May 1819, Victoria arrived 'as plump as a partridge'. In her early years she lived on milk and bread; in her old age she suffered from constant indigestion. From intimate breakfasts with the King of France to rollicking tea-parties with her children, and from state balls to her last sip of milk, her life is examined through what she ate, when and with whom. Victoria's cooks were vital to the royal household, but the details of their working lives have been completely hidden from view, until now.

Bursting with original research, The Greedy Queen considers Britain's most iconic monarch from a new perspective, telling the story of British food along the way.

Reviews:

'A brilliant writer and scholar who brings a glorious combination of enthusiasm and greed to every subject' - Jay Rayner

'A delicious portrait' - Daisy Goodwin, Mail on Sunday

'Never has history seemed quite as delicious' - Judith Flanders

'Writes with great authority, verve and confidence' - The Times

'Had me at the first sentence' - Nigel Slater

'Zingy, fresh, and unexpected... a book to devour' - Lucy Worsley

Publishers: Profile Books Ltd

ISBN: 9781781256831

Pages: 400

Weight: 320g

Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 26 mm