Queen Victoria embodied the "mother of the Nation ... The Victorians published a lot of reading- matter : biography, autobiography, books of travel, newspapers and above all novels.

Queen Victoria is Britain's longest reigning monarch ... She was fifth in line to the throne after her father and his three brothers at this time but they all died without legitimate children. Her ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... She also banned John Conroy the courtier who made her childhood miserable – from her state apartments. The young Queen was charmed ...

Queen Victoria takes the throne and her enduring passion for Scotland creates a new Scottish industry – tourism. The "unspoilt" wilderness that greets Victorian travellers is evidence of the ...

Victoria’s Childhood Christmas at Kensington Palace offers a uniquely festive way to explore one of London’s most iconic royal palaces. The decorations, the storytelling, and enveloping ambiance ...

The Queen still harboured a grudge against Lady Flora because of her association with this bleak time in her life. Worse still, Victoria suspected that the father of the illegitimate child was a ...

According to the BBC, the royal family practiced the custom of bringing a Christmas tree into Windsor Castle on Christmas Eve, a tradition observed from Queen Victoria's childhood. In 1848 ...

The diaries of the Queen's childhood friend have been published for the time, after more than seven decades in hiding. The Windsor Diaries invites readers into the mind of Alathea Fitzalan Howard, one ...

The later years of Queen Victoria’s reign When Prince Albert tragically died, Queen Victoria spent the next ten years in mourning. The political panorama of this period was changing with the ...