Queen Victoria

The truth about Queen Victoria's relationship with John Brown

We know Queen Victoria was devoted to Prince Albert, but did she really have an affair with a servant after his death? Historian Julia Baird certainly thinks so.

Queen Victoria’s first holiday in Devon

Steve Roberts looks at the long-standing history between Queen Victoria and the south east county, and her earliest brush with death.

The secrets of Queen Victoria

From 1832 Queen Victoria, kept detailed personal journals for 69 years mapping out the monarch's reign but her secrets were edited out after her death.

Pathé footage of Queen Victoria's funeral

The funeral of Queen Victoria broke royal protocol in every way and changed the way we mourn monarchy forever.

Is this the last-known footage of Queen Victoria?

On this day in 1819, Queen Victoria was born. This footage of Queen Victoria in Ireland is believed to be the clearest in existence.

Five Victorian buildings in London you need to visit

Here are five of London's most beautiful buildings built during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria's coffin and the sentimental items the monarch was buried with

A stern Queen, overcome by grief, who oversaw 63 years as the Monarch of the UK, Britain, and Ireland, who would have thought that Victoria was so sentimental.

The legacy of Queen Victoria and her 60-year reign

The coronation of Queen Victoria took place on June 28, 1838, and she ruled Britain for over 60 years.

How many of these famous British women through history do you know?

From Cartimandua to Florence Nightingale and Nell Gwyn to Margaret Thatcher, we look at famous women throughout English history.

A history of the British royal family's Christmas celebrations

From William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's Christmas celebrations here is how Britain's Christmas celebrations evolved through the ages.

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Queen Victoria's £1.5m "Mourning Jewellery" up for auction at Sotheby's

Four black brooches among the collection owned by the British monarch who lived in mourning for 40 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't the first the British Royal family have weathered

The world is currently battling the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. Here is a look back at the pandemics through history and how the Royal Family fared.