the Victoria and Albert museum was renamed The Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 "in honor of the widowed Queen Victoria, who laid the foundation stone of the building in that year in what was to ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...

In his quest for notoriety, Oxford bought a pistol and on 10th June 1840 shot at 21 year-old Queen Victoria, pregnant with her first child. After he was caught, Oxford wrote to a friend ...