Victoria found this very chafing and relished her new-found freedom from such restrictions when she ascended the throne, aged just 18 years and 3 weeks old. The idea of Queen Victoria keeping a ...

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

After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled, however, by an unexpected figure which shocked ...

Queen Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. Prior to our current Queen Elizabeth II, Victoria's reign of 63 years and seven ...

Who Queen Victoria was How Queen Victoria changed Scotland's castles Facts about Balmoral Castle Types of activities Queen Victoria enjoyed at Balmoral Castle This resource is suitable for Castles ...

Fact or Fiction: Albert fell through the ice and was rescued by Victoria. Fact: Believe it or not, this is true! As Queen Victoria wrote in her diary, The ice cracked, & Albert was in the ...

In 1947, at Westminster Abbey, the Marchioness of Milford Haven witnessed her grandson Philip marry Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen. The Marchioness, who had been Princess Victoria of Hesse ...

Are you the King or Queen of Trivia? Put your Victoria knowledge to the test, and see how well you know the famous “mother of the nation” with our quiz, in celebration of Her Majesty ...

This German tradition had been introduced to the royal household by Prince Albert, the beloved consort of Queen Victoria, who was then a young queen, only eleven years into what would be her era ...