he appealed to the Queen, who told him "it would never do." Still, he went personally to the War Office, and received a staff assignment. Victoria warned him of the unhealthy climate of equatorial ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... She attended several Highland Games and wrote a bestselling book, Highland Leaves, about her experiences, which boosted tourism to the ...

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.