Publisher's Synopsis
Queen Victoria never visited her Empire, so Victoria Wood has gone to have a look for her... In Victoria's Empire, Britain's favourite comedienne Victoria Wood travels through the old British Empire in search of the legacy of Queen Victoria. As seen in the recent BBC series, Victoria's irreverent pilgrimage takes her to key places around the world that also share her namesake, from Fort Victoria in Ghana, to Victoria, Nova Scotia, and finishing at Zambia's Victoria Falls. Victoria's adventure was fuelled by her fascination with Queen Victoria - both her public and private persona; she explores how Victoria felt about the colonisation being forged in her name and what she was like as a wife and mother. In her inimitable fashion, Victoria Wood records her adventure tracing a nation's colourful history - blending the outrage and eccentricity with a celebration of the ordinary. We definitely will be amused.
