Marie of Württemberg – Prince Albert’s stepmother (Part one)
Marie of Württemberg was born on 17 September 1799 in Coburg as the daughter of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was […]
Victoria of the United Kingdom
The young Queen meets the old Queen
In the early morning of 27 April 1895, the royal yacht De Valk brought two Countesses van Buren from Vlissingen to Queenborough. The Countesses were, […]
The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women: Queen Victoria and the Women’s Movement by Arianne Chernock Book Review
Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 until 1901, would have been the perfect forerunner for the women’s movement but unfortunately, the nineteenth-century feminists were to […]
The Year of Queen Victoria Roundup
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 […]
Queen Victoria & Victorian Era Christmas Traditions
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 […]
Queen Victoria & The Regency Act 1830
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 […]