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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IwouldliketothankDrElizabethLomas,archivistoftheDuchyofCornwall,
forherkindhospitalityandinterestingdiscussionwithregardtothe
documentsdealingwiththefnancesoftheDuchyduringthereignofQueen
Victoria,aswellasthepermissiontocopysomeofthearchivalmaterials.
IamgratefultothelibrariansoftheRareMaterialsRoomattheWell-
comeInstitutefortheHistoryofMedicineinLondonfortheirpatience
andreadyadvice.
ThearchivistsattheNationalLibraryofScotlandinEdinburghmustbe
thankedforprovidingmewiththerequestedarchivalmaterialsatveryshort
noticeandformakingmyhastyvisittoEdinburghsofruitfulandrewarding.
IwouldalsoliketothankthelibrariansoftheSpecialCollectionsofthe
UniversityofEdinburghLibraryforallowingmetomakeacopyofthevery
rarevolumeofletterswrittenbyLadyLytteltonthatwerepublishedin1873
forprivatecirculation.IwouldalsoliketothankEmmaStuartandElizabeth
Ashby,curatorsattheRoyalLibraryatWindsorCastle,forallowingmeto
viewthesamevolumewhichisintheRoyalCollection,fortheirkindhos-
pitalityandassistanceinlocatingotherbooksinthecollectionthatrelated
totheeducationofQueenVictoria’schildren,aswellasmakingitpossible
formetoundertakemyresearchintheRoyalLibraryandaccommodating
medespitethemaintenanceworksthatwereinprogress.
MyspecialthanksgotoMichaelHunter,artcuratoratOsborneHouse
ontheIsleofWight,forkindlyshowingmearoundOsborneHouse,allow-
ingmetoconsultthemanuscriptsourcesfromthearchivesandespecially
fordrawingmyattentionto,andallowingmetomakeacopyofthe
unpublisheddiariesofMrsThurston.
Iwouldliketothankmyfriends,DrPawełRomanek,agynaecologist
andobstetrician,aswellasDrJakubJanuszek,ananaesthesiologist,for
theiradviceandcommentsontherelevantpartsofthemanuscriptthat
wereconnectedwiththeQueen’spregnanciesandconfnementsandthe
useofanaestheticagentsduringlabour.
IamextremelygratefultoProfessorPiotrBorek,DeanoftheFaculty
ofHumanitiesatthePedagogicalUniversityofKrakow,forhisunfailing
fnancialsupportoftheproject,whichmademynumerousresearchvisits
attheRoyalArchivesatWindsorpossible.
IwouldliketothankProfessorJaneRidleyforreadingthemanuscript
andforherkindcomments.
Finally,IwouldliketothankAnnCardwellandEwaSpohnforproof-
readingthemanuscript.AndIhavebeenextremelyluckytohaveAgnieszka
Boniatowskaasmyeditor.
