Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

Popular English drama “Victoria” overplays the extent to which Queen Victoria sought to aid the famine Irish in the 1840s, exaggerating her interest in Ireland. On August 2, 1849, British ...

The $400 million Koh-i-Noor diamond is said to bring good luck to women who wear it — and has been the showpiece of every queen consort’s crown since 1849, until now, thanks to its dark ...

When she died in 1901, Queen Victoria had reigned for longer than any other British monarch. But things have been very different if any of the seven men who tried to kill her had been successful.

This crown was made in 1937 for Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI, using many stones already in the [Royal] collection. Most of the diamonds were removed from Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet.

Inside Ireland's Carton House: Where Lana Del Rey chills, Mick Jagger roams and Queen Victoria slept - The historical, luxury retreat is Ireland’s dreamiest secret ...

It was 183 years ago today when Queen Victoria survived the first of two consecutive assassination attempts in London. As the queen returned to Buckingham Palace on May 29, 1842, a young man named ...

Queen Camilla wore a historic necklace during the coronation on Saturday. Known as "the Coronation Necklace," it was originally created for Queen Victoria in 1858, according to The Court Jeweller.

The Kohinoor diamond, which ranks as one of the world’s largest, was “gifted” to Queen Victoria in 1849 by the 11-year-old emperor of the Sikhs, Maharaja Duleep Singh.

When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her ...

Coronation: September 8, 1831 After the death of King William IV, Adelaide was styled as the Queen Dowager. She died in 1849, during the reign of her niece, Queen Victoria.

Militant Chartists or disgruntled republicans could have provided an assassin, but it was an out of work bricklayer named William Hamilton who on 19th May 1849 fired a pistol at Victoria.