John Brown

How was a mere servant allowed to address the Queen of Great Britain, the Empress of India, as "wumman"? Even though a century has passed since the death of Queen Victoria, the controversy about her relationship with John Borwn still rages. Queen Victoria rued the scandalous newspaper coverage and the vicious rumours about herself and Brown, but how true were they? This, the first biography of John Brown in over thirty years, throws fresh light onto his relationship with the great monarch. Investigating Brown's life outside the royal circle and his climb from stable boy to the most influential member of the Scottish Royal Household, Lamont-Brown reveals the man behind the mythical figure.