The Duke of Kent, who was father to Queen Victoria, died in 1820, leaving the matter of the young monarch’s education to her mother and the opportunistic Conroy. While it remains unclear who was ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Of all Queen Victoria's children, Princess Louise ... Princess Eugenie shares a previously unseen snapshot of her young son as she says she has ‘so much admiration for her dear mum and sister who ...

The catalogue of her private library records a whole host of books in German from her younger years. As a result of her political standing, Queen Victoria later spoke primarily English, though she ...

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 ...