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In this fascinating guide to every aspect of Queen Victoria's life, author Helen Rappaport analyzes the queen's personality, celebrates her achievements.

Magnifient Obsession tells the story of Queen Victoria's abiding obsession with her husband Albert, both during his lifetime and long after his death.

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Helen Rappaport

British author and former actress

Helen F.

Rappaport (née Ware; born June 1947), is a British historian and former actress. She specialises in the Victorian era and revolutionary Russia.^[2]

Early life and education

Rappaport was born Helen Ware in Bromley, grew up near the River Medway in North Kent and attended Chatham Grammar School for Girls.

Her older brother Mike Ware, born 1939, is a photographer, chemist, and writer.^[3] She has twin younger brothers, Peter (also a photographer) and Christopher, born in 1953.^[4]

She studied Russian at Leeds University where she was involved in the university Theatre Group and launched her acting career.^[5]

Career

Acting

After acting with the Leeds University Theatre Group she appeared in several television series including Crown Court, Love Hurts and The Bill.^[6] She later claimed to have spent "20 years in the doldrums as an out of work, broke and mise