The British Royal Family, as Seen from Below

Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

This book was not intended as an exposé. But, after reading it - one cannot help but feel, that it is. 

And one can see how the British Empire - the largest empire ever - was bound to fail. 

Here is a quote about Queen Victoria:

She ruled her family with dedication and unswerving attention, and overlooked their faults with the same devoted blindness that kept her from seeing the faults of her nation.