Princess Victoria in her Journal – 18 May 1836
Princess Victoria in her Journal – 18 May 1836 At a quarter to 2 we went down in the Hall, to receive my Uncle Ernest, […]
The Year of Queen Victoria (2019)
The Queen to the German Crown Princess – 8 May 1872
Buckingham Palace, 8 May 1872 I am most thankful to hear you are going on so satisfactorily. I never thought you cared (having 3 of […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – The Bedchamber Crisis
Queen Victoria began her reign with immense popularity, but that popularity was quickly dented with the Bedchamber Crisis. Lord Melbourne, her Prime Minister from the […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Empress of India
While Queen Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom, she also held the additional title of (the first) Empress of India. She was proclaimed […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Prince Arthur – The Soldier
On 1 May 1850, Queen Victoria gave birth to her seventh child and third son, “a very fine boy” – he was named Prince Arthur. […]
From the Queen to the German Crown Princess – 29 April 1882
From the Queen to the German Crown Princess – Windsor Castle, 29 April 1882 (Describing Prince Leopold’s wedding to Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont) Truly […]
