Queen Victoria & her father The Duke of Kent
As the fourth son and fifth child of King George III, Prince Edward had no idea that his only child would one day be the […]
The Royal Women
Queen Victoria & Becoming the longest-reigning British monarch (until Queen Elizabeth II)
Until 9 September 2015, Queen Victoria held the title of the longest-reigning British monarch; on that day, her great-great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II surpassed her. Elizabeth […]
Queen Victoria & The Lady Flora Hastings Scandal
The year 1839 caused scandal for Queen Victoria after the death of Lady Flora Hastings – a lady-in-waiting to Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent. […]
The coronation of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s coronation took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838 in Westminster Abbey; she had become monarch at the age of 18 on 20 June […]
The baptism of the future Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria, or Princess Alexandrina Victoria as she was to be known before taking the throne, was baptised into the Church of England in the […]
The Mother of King Tut – The Younger Lady
“The Younger Lady” is the title given to the mother of King Tut whose mummified body was discovered in 1898 in the Valley of the […]