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Thursday, May 24, 2012

HM the Queen launches online resource of all Queen Victoria’s journals

HM the Queen launches online resource of all Queen Victoria’s journals Her Majesty The Queen has launched a unique online resource that makes available all the personal journals of Queen Victoria. The Bodleian Libraries working in partnership with The Royal Archives and information company ProQuest, have for the first time ever, made the private records of one of the world's most influential public figures available for the public to access at www.queenvictoriasjournals.org. The journals, which span Victoria's lifetime and consist of 141 volumes numbering over 43,000 pages, have never been published in their entirety and previously were only accessible by appointment at the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. In addition to autograph diaries begun by the youthful Princess Victoria, there are edited versions from her later years, redacted and transcribed by the Queen's daughter, Princess Beatrice

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