Queen Victoria takes the throne and her enduring passion for Scotland creates a new Scottish industry – tourism. The "unspoilt" wilderness that greets Victorian travellers is evidence of the ...

The Queen today marked the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne with a poignant visit to a cancer unit in memory of her father King George VI. On a day tinged with sadness, the Queen ...

Here are five things to know about the real Queen Victoria: 1. She was the "Taylor Swift" of the royals. Just 18 when she inherited the throne in 1837, "overnight she was the most famous and most ...

Alexandrina Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (a son of George III) and his wife Princess Victoria. She was born at Kensington Palace on 24th May 1819 and succeeded to the ...

The Queen Victoria bow brooch was made by royal jewelers Garrard and Co. back in 1858, and though Victoria was never photographed or painted in it, it became a favorite among her descendants.

Victoria seemed almost certain to become queen after her elderly and childless uncles George and William had their turns on the throne. By law, she required a Protestant consort. A student at the ...

he appealed to the Queen, who told him "it would never do." Still, he went personally to the War Office, and received a staff assignment. Victoria warned him of the unhealthy climate of equatorial ...