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Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.
The widowed monarch and mother of nine is to get a new reputation as a woman who made the most of her 'passionate mid-life' ...
Hidden deep on the Balmoral Estate, the summer residence of the Royal Family, the bewildering Balmoral cairns are slowly ...
Despite being born 48 years apart, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary of Teck have far more in common than first meets the eye - apart from both being the matriarchs of the Royal Family.
Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...
Queen Victoria’s undergarments have been popular in the past. In 2008, one of her nighties sold for about $6,060, while a pair of bloomers were snapped up for about $5,245 and a chemise for $4,429.
Queen Victoria’s reign of more than 63 years was overtaken by Queen Elizabeth II, who had reigned for 70 years when she died in 2022. They have now inspired two books, ...
(Queen Victoria Reenactment) At a quarter to two, we went down into the hall to receive my Uncle Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and my cousins, Ernest and Albert, his sons.
Queen Victoria was dubbed "The Famine Queen" by Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne, but in reality, did she push her government to do more to help the famine-stricken Irish?
Fourteen years later, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert reportedly staged a wedding re-enactment for a photographer (below). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pose for a reenactment of their ...
Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning ...