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Princess Victoria to King Leopold I of Belgium – 19 June 1837

Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The day before Victoria’s accession as Queen, Victoria wrote to her uncle King Leopold I of Belgium. The King’s state, I may fairly say, is hopeless; he may perhaps linger a few days, but he cannot recover ultimately. Yesterday the physicians declared he could not live till the morning, but today he is a little [read more]
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From the Queen to the Empress Frederick – 15 June 1888

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
From the Queen to the Empress Frederick – Balmoral, 15 June 1888 (Immediately following the death of her daughter’s husband, the German Emperor) Darling, darling, unhappy Child, I clasp you in my arms and to a heart that bleeds, for this is a double, dreadful grief, a misfortune untold and to the world at large. [read more]
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Princess Victoria in her Journal – 15 June 1837

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Princess Victoria in her Journal – 15 June 1837 The news of the King are so very bad that all my lessons save the Dean’s are put off, including Lablache’s… and we see nobody. I regret rather my singing lessson, though it is only a short period, but duty and proper feeling go before all [read more]
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Victoria, Portrait of a Queen by Richard Mullen & James Munson Book Review

Saturday, 1 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The year 2019 marks the bicentenary of Queen Victoria, and although plenty of new books are being released for the occasion, there is also a steady stream of books being reprinted; like Victoria, Portrait of a Queen, which was first published in 2015. Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 at Kensington Palace in London [read more]
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert drawings of children to go on display for the first time

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:49 Moniek Bloks 0
Queen Victoria’s drawings of her children are to go on display for the first time. The etchings were made in the early years of her marriage to Prince Albert and will be exhibited by the British Museum in London to mark the bicentenary of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert from July until September. The [read more]
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The Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria

Monday, 27 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
During Queen Victoria’s long reign, she was the victim of a total of eight assassination attempts. The first attempt on Queen Victoria’s life was on 10 June 1840 when the newly married Queen was four months pregnant with her first child. Edward Oxford had joined the crowd at Marble Arch – then in front of [read more]

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