4215 Prince Albert A Biography, by Robert Rhodes James (read 5 Oct 2006) The subject of this well-done biography was born 26 Aug 1819 near Coburg, Germany, and died the husband of
Queen Victoria on 14 Dec 1861 at Windsor Castle. I read its author's The British Revolution, 1880-1939, on Sept 12, 1985, with much enjoyment, and this book tells of an interesting life very important to 19th century Britain. While the Queen and Albert were devoted to each other they often had big quarrels and I am sure that Albert thought he was much wiser than she. Overall, Albert did a lot of things right, including, shortly before he died, defusing the Trent Affair (see the book Senator James Murray Mason Defender of the Old South, by Robert W. Young (read 28 June 2006)) This is as good a royal biography as I have read in years. ( )