Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...

Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. No one except the Queen ...

Who were the ten British prime ministers of Queen Victoria’s reign? What were the highlights of their careers, and what did ...

Of all Queen Victoria's children, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, lived perhaps the most unexpected life. The sixth child and fourth daughter of Victoria and Albert, she was a strong supporter of ...

In addition to its section on Queen Victoria, which includes an excellent biography and supplemental photographs, the official web site of the British monarchy has sections on Princess Diana ...

Achievements during Queen Victoria's reign included an express engine, the Forth Bridge, and a motor carMade to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, this vase was one of a limited ...

Finally we head to 1851 to hear Queen Victoria read from her journal about the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. There are many evocations of the rhythm of trains in music - steam trains in particular.