Her Majesty Queen Victoria was on the throne when the American Civil War was raging on; the Confederate States of America (CSA) falsely believed that the British would come to their aid because of their overconfidence in the British need of the country’s cotton. They believed “cotton is king” and would help them gain allies [read more]
The new Queen consort, born Alexandra of Denmark, refused to be acknowledged as Queen and would not let anyone kiss her hand until after the funeral. Queen Victoria had left written instructions for her funeral, down to the model of the coffin. The day after her death, her body was moved to her normal bed [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Princess Royal – Windsor Castle, 29 January 1859 God be praised for all his mercies, and for bringing you safely through this awful time! Our joy, our gratitude knows no bounds. My precious darling, you suffered much more than I ever did – and how I wish I could have [read more]
Osborne, 27 January 1872 Let me begin by wishing you warmly joy of this dear day, your dear eldest child’s birthday and his first entering his teens as they used to call it here. May God bless and protect him and fit him for his fearfully difficult position. May he grow up good, honest, straightforward, [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Osborne, 24 January 1891 How terrible, how awful is this death of dear young Baudouin, ‘the hope’ of the country, the pride of his poor parents and the comfort of poor King Leopold who treated him as a son! I send you these telegraphic details from Lord [read more]
By 1900, Queen Victoria had lost many of her loved ones and had survived three of her children and her beloved husband, Albert. The death of her second son, Prince Alfred, in July 1900 came as a shock to her. She wrote in her journal, “Oh, God! My poor darling Affie gone too. It is a [read more]
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