Queen Victoria is remembered for her long tenure ... Victoria began taking drawing lessons as a young girl and eventually was taught by renowned artists such as Edwin Landseer, William Leighton ...
Queen Victoria was just 18 when she ascended the British throne. The crown was barely on her head when she set about settling ...
Drawings sketched by a young Queen Victoria have been put up for auction in London. The drawings are part of a collection of materials assembled by Augusta Hayter, daughter in law of Sir George ...
It tells the forgotten story of how that most regal of monarchs Victoria came to the throne via a tangled web of intrigue and infighting, and one of the most vicious mother-daughter conflicts in ...
A cavalry subaltern under him was a young ... 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 ...
As Queen Victoria wrote in her diary ... Victoria took an interest in the young princess, made her her goddaughter, invited her to Windsor palace regularly, and provided an education worthy ...
Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... made her childhood miserable – from her state apartments. The young Queen was charmed by her first prime minister, Lord Melbourne ...
The royal family hoped that the birth of her son, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, might improve Ena’s standing among the Spanish people, but upon his circumcision, the young heir would not stop bleeding.
LEFT: An oil painting of Lady Flora Hastings, artist unknown. RIGHT: George Hayter’s oil painting of a young Queen Victoria ...
It happened 185 years ago. It ruined an innocent woman’s good name and taught a young royal a lesson she never forgot. Here’s how it all went down. Queen Victoria was just 18 when she ascended ...