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There were plenty of fun and exciting ways to consume cocaine back in the 1800s, but Queen Victoria’s personal preferences ...
A set of 19th-century drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria will be put up for auction in London next week. Three of the sketches were made when the British queen, who reigned from 1837 until her ...
In the mid-19th century, Queen Malika Kishwar of Awadh undertook a daring journey to London to plead against British ...
LONDON -- A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, has been unveiled at the 19th century monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight, as part of the conservation ...
“We also discovered a 19th-century toy box which belonged to Princess Beatrice.” Hansons Auctioneers’ period clothing consultant Notty Hornblower measures the width of Queen Victoria’s ...
The sum of money he contributed in those days was in lakhs of rupees, a sum that would be equivalent to probably crores today, and an extraordinary legacy of generosity and social service. In 1842, he ...
Queen Victoria had a huge impact on 19th-century fashion, but her two biggest contributions can be summed up in two words: black and white. Before Victoria walked down the aisle in 1840 to marry ...
A high-quality film showing the 19th-century British monarch smiling and waving to the public in Ireland challenges history’s depiction of her as sullen and irritable.
Queen Victoria, born on May 24 1819, ... Rare surviving pieces from the 19th-century monarch’s wardrobe are on show at the palace for the first time ...
Windsor will hold the “Queen Victoria Circus” in September, a family-friendly festival with 19th century attractions like falconry, music and a Victorian circus troupe inspired by a traveling ...
Says Baird, "Let the concert begin." Queen Victoria was made at the time of her diamond jubilee in 1897. ((DMN file / AP)) Victoria's reign was an era of immense social pressure and change.