Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
Rare British coin with surprising animal sold for £204,000 - have you got it at home?
Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is ...
'One of the most beautiful' coins in the world fetched £204,000 - do you have it?
The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...
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History of royal portrait retouching includes chins lifted, waists cinched
heavy retouching of royal and other society portraits was commonplace. Victoria was a young queen in the early days of photography, and she and her husband, Albert, embraced the new technology ...
One of UK's 'most beautiful coins' could be in your home and it's worth £200,000
First created nearly 200 years ago in 1839, the five pound gold coin (also known as a quintuple sovereign) was one of the ...