From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...

As Britain's second-longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. If her would-be assassins had gotten their way, that reign would have ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...

She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 ... today as ‘The Victorian Age’. When Victoria became Queen in 1837, most people travelled by horse or on foot.

The state funeral of Queen Victoria of Great Britain was held on 1901. A little over a decade later, the plush Grand Central ...

But what many people don’t realize is that Queen Victoria and her family were instrumental in shaping the Christmas holiday ...

Not cloak-and-cocked-hat historical tedium of pageantry and fancy dramatics, Victoria the Great ... 20 June 1837 when she ascended the throne, until the day of her 60th anniversary as queen ...

When Victoria succeeded her uncle William IV in 1837 ... 1870s saw the great personal duel between W.E. Gladstone and Disraeli. Only one of them knew how to deal with the queen.

Alexandrina Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (a son of George III) and his wife Princess Victoria. She was born at Kensington Palace on 24th May 1819 and succeeded to the ...