Victoria was physically unprepossessing—she was stout, dowdy and no more than five feet tall—but she succeeded in projecting a grand image. She experienced unpopularity during the first years of her widowhood, but was well liked during the 1880s and 1890s, when she embodied the empire as a benevolent matriarchal figure. Only after the release of her diary and letters did the extent of her political influence become known to the wider public. Biographies of Victoria written before much of the primary material became available, such as Lytton Strachey's Queen Victoria of 1921, are now considered out of date. The biographies written by Elizabeth Longford and Cecil Woodham-Smith, in 1964 and 1972 respectively, are still widely admired. They, and others, conclude that as a person Victoria was emotional, obstinate, honest, and straight-talking. COUNT 13
QSN1 How tall was Queen Victoria? ANS1 no more than five feet tall QSN2 The extent of Victorias political influence became well known after the publishing of what? ANS2 her diary and letters QSN3 What year did Elizabeth Longford write a biography of Victoria? ANS3 1964 QSN4 What year did Cecil Woodham Smith writ Victorias biography? ANS4 1972 QSN5 How tall was Queen Victoria?  ANS5 five feet QSN6 Who wrote the biography about Queen Victoria that is now considered to be out of date?  ANS6 Lytton Strachey QSN7 What woman wrote a biography of Queen Victoria in 1964? ANS7 Elizabeth Longford QSN8 When did Celcil Woodham-Smith also write a well recieved biography about Victoria?  ANS8 1972 QSN9 What was Victoria like, physically? ANS9 stout, dowdy and no more than five feet tall QSN10 When did people really start to understand the political mind of Queen Victoria? ANS10 after the release of her diary and letters QSN11 Who were two good biographers of Queen Victoria? ANS11 Elizabeth Longford and Cecil Woodham-Smith QSN12 When were the best biographies of Queen Victoria written? ANS12 1964 and 1972 QSN13 What kind of person was Victoria? ANS13 emotional, obstinate, honest, and straight-talking