I hope you have found The Year of Queen Victoria as interesting as I have. We have looked at the circumstances surrounding her birth, her stifling childhood, her accession to the throne at the age of just 18 and her subsequent marriage to Prince Albert. Their many children married all over Europe, earning Victoria the [read more]
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas around the world in our own ways, here at History of Royal Women, we are also finishing up our Year of Queen Victoria which has been a fantastic series to write for all involved! During this series, we have shared a staggering 75 articles and over 70 journal entries [read more]
Queen (then Princess) Victoria was born in the early hours (4.15 am) of 24 May 1819. At the time of her birth, the future queen was fifth in line to the throne after King George III’s four elder sons: the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence, and the Duke of [read more]
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was born on 21 December 1800 as the daughter of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his first wife Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her mother never recovered from the childbirth and died just 11 days later on 4 January 1801. Her father remarried on 24 April 1802 to Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, but [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Crown Princess of Prussia – Windsor Castle, 18 December 1861 Queen Victoria’s husband had died on 14 December 1861 Bless you for your beautiful letter of Sunday received yesterday! Oh! My poor child indeed, ‘Why may the earth not swallow us up?’ Why not? How am I alive after witnessing [read more]
From the Queen to the German Crown Princess – Windsor Castle, 17 December 1878 I saw Sir William Jenner this morning. He saw her frequently the last day – and she seemed so pleased to see him, grasped his hand, and was delighted with the letter I sent through him. “Dear handwriting,” she said, “I [read more]
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