400 million people across the world called Victoria their Queen. Victoria was eighteen when she became Queen. At the time, the Royal Family was unpopular. But people liked this new Queen!

Victoria seemed almost certain to become queen after her elderly and childless uncles George and William had their turns on the throne. By law, she required a Protestant consort. A student at the ...

The mother-daughter duo looked elegant at the grand Representatives Dinner, for which they chose dramatic gowns and family ...

Queen Victoria was on the throne during the height of the British Empire - but her earliest days were spent in lonely ...

It's the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...

Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901 ... As the practice spread, it became a hallmark of middle-class households, reflecting the era’s emphasis on family and home life.

However, some of the current Royal Family's relatives endured difficult living conditions, with one former queen even finding ...

"An Address to the Queen" was read by the ... help to the doomed and quirky Gordon, Victoria was publicly outraged. The fanatically religious Gordon became, briefly, a martyr and saint, but ...

But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen Victoria’s court in 1887 to become a modest farmer’s wife in rural America. It was a colossal culture shock from ...