GUEST: It is the Ascot trophy, which was a gift of Her Majesty, which I'm assuming was Queen Victoria, from 1857. It's been in my family for four generations.

A timeline of Queen Victoria's life: The Queen who restored the reputation of the British ... She also awarded the first Victoria Crosses personally to 62 men at a ceremony at Hyde Park in 1857.

Queen Victoria was particularly protective of her youngest child Princess Beatrice, ... Prince Consort, and grandmother Victoria, Duchess of Kent, in April 1857.

The story of Queen Victoria I, who reigned for 63 years and ruled over 400 million people in the British Empire. Find out more with Bitesize KS1 History.

When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her ...

Once a favored holiday destination for Queen Victoria, and reputedly described in one of the greatest works of Italian literature, the Villa Palmieri is steeped in history and could now be yours ...

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, completely different in ...

During her long reign, Queen Victoria faced seven threats to her life from men who had decided to kill her. ... It was a Frenchman who invented sound recording in 1857. 3 Jul 2024.

The railway and pier were used for the Queen's frequent visits to the hospital and she awarded three Victoria Crosses to patients there. On August 21, 1857, while staying at Osborne House, the ...