Queen Victoria was just 18 when she ascended the British throne. The crown was barely on her head when she set about settling ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg soldiered on through six children, including haemophilic young sons, the so-called Spanish flu of 1918, exile and two World Wars. Adored by Queen Victoria whom she ...

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 ...