fredriksewell: Archbishop was holding the crown over her head, intoning the words that had been used since the time of Edward the Confessor. Finally he put it down. It perched there for a moment, teetering on her head, and then it settled, and a feeling of serenity washed over her. She was the Queen of …

fredriksewell:          …..Victoria met his eyes, then said, with a note in her voice that made Melbourne tremble, “Do you really mean to forsake me?”              Melbourne looked away, unable to bear the directness of the appeal in her face. When he spoke, he found himself talking …