5. Victoria was a trailblazer for Queen Elizabeth. "Victoria and Albert made [the monarchy] respectable and popular – it had been neither of those things before they came to the throne.

The extremely close relationship between Victoria and Albert has inspired dozens of books, films and series. They idolized one another and wrote about their love in numerous letters and diary entries.

Prince Albert's father, Duke Ernest of Coburg, was a brother of Queen Victoria's mother, the widowed Duchess of Kent. Since Albert was a second son, he would have no inheritance and no occupation.

It tells the story of the great love affair between Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert. These two, oddly, are the least starry names in the cast, but Jonathan Firth makes a suitably ...

On Friday, the Queen Consort, 75, shimmered in Prince Albert's brooch, a sapphire and diamond pin beloved by Queen Victoria. According to the Royal Collection Trust, Albert gave Victoria the ...

She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert from Germany. The queen's reign is known as the Victorian age. Nearly 200 years ...

Built in the 15th Century, Balmoral castle was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new building on 28th September 1853.

The Queen’s act was criticised as being unconstitutional. Victoria fell in love with her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha when he visited Britain in 1839. As head of state she ...

She witnessed discussions over state affairs with world leaders and intimate family moments with Prince Consort Albert and their nine children. Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 until her death in 1901.

In the early years of their marriage, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were also keen artists, etching their children, pets and literary scenes, at Windsor Castle and Claremont, where they had a ...

Victoria, Newfoundland. Victoria County, Cape Breton. Victoria Park, Truro. Victoria Road, in almost any Nova Scotia hub. Victoria General Hospital, a hospital in Nova Scotia seemingly unrenovated ...