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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/C/14/46
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Russell
Date	30 December 1863
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Russell, 1st Earl
Description	Queen Victoria's anxiety for the speedy arrangement of a conference as the only hope of averting war over Schleswig-Holstein. The Queen's regret at the Government's failure to exert pressure earlier on Denmark. The position of the people of Holstein. Queen Victoria's refusal to become party to a war to impose on Holstein "a sovereign whom they violate no duty in not recognising".
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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