and in 1866, party disunity brought down his government. Following his final resignation, John Russell never held any office again. On his death in 1878, Queen Victoria recorded in her journal tha ...

California’s 1849 Gold Rush and the 1866 discovery of South African diamond mines made these precious materials more accessible. And when Prince Albert proposed to Queen Victoria with a gold ...

Victoria and Albert were a "genuine love match," historical Daisy Goodwin tells PEOPLE Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE ...

She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert from Germany. The queen's reign is known as the Victorian age. Nearly 200 years ...

Originally created on the request of Queen Victoria, the Series 7 brush was first made in 1866 and was designed to be the finest possible brush for watercolor painting. Since then, the skill and ...