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Queen Victoria wasn't the only royal to make train plumbing history. Under the reign of George V, the Royal Train was ...
Queen Victoria’s men: (from left) Lord Melbourne, Prince Albert, John Brown and Abdul Karim. Source: ITV/SBS/Miramax/Focus Films Despite the buttoned-up era that bears her name, it turns out ...
How Queen Victoria spared the life of the 'poor wretch' who repeatedly tried to murder her John Francis was a "desperate" man who attempted to take the life of Queen Victoria twice, just days apart.
Queen Victoria's crooked guardian: ... How Jeremy Meeks turned his life around after THAT viral mug shot as he retreats from the public eye after ruling the runways; ...
An invitation to a coronation was treasured in 1838 when Queen Victoria was crowned. Now it's a treasured collector's item.
Victoria’s approach to childbirth gave women new options, but in her own life, loss proved inescapable. When Prince Albert died in 1861, the queen’s mourning set a new standard for grief in ...
When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her ...
In 1842, Queen Victoria faced two assassination attempts by 19-year-old John Francis in London. Despite a close call, she survived both attacks unscathed. Queen Victoria survived attempt on life ...
The original story was that the Swiss authorities had "received information "--like the typical English policeman--of a Fenian conspiracy against the life of Queen VICTORIA, View Full Article in ...
In 1947, at Westminster Abbey, the Marchioness of Milford Haven witnessed her grandson Philip marry Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen. The Marchioness, who had been Princess Victoria of Hesse ...
Queen Victoria’s reign of more than 63 ... Anne Somerset has had the excellent idea of looking at Victoria’s relations with her prime ministers in VICTORIA AND HER PRIME MINISTERS: Her Life, ...