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This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...
Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.
Queen Victoria ruled over the UK for 63 long years. The Victorian Era finally ended in 1901, when the Queen passed away at ...
An invitation to a coronation was treasured in 1838 when Queen Victoria was crowned. Now it's a treasured collector's item.
Queen Victoria commissioned a special pair of coaches built by the London & North Western Railway in 1869 and so began a succession of ...
Queen Victoria wasn't the only royal to make train plumbing history. Under the reign of George V, the Royal Train was ...
Elgar is born on 2 June in Broadheath, near Worcester. His father - a piano tuner and organist at the local Roman Catholic church - opens a music shop in 1863 in Worcester, and the family lives above ...
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.
Born in the presence of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 5 April 1863, Princess Victoria was also christened in the arms of the Queen on 27 April and spent her early life at Bessungen, a small ...
With her latest title, Queen Victoria, Kubecka is looking to get more children involved in the livestock show. “I have so much love for the stock show, it was my stepping stone,” Kubecka said.