Queen Victoria

To the outside world Queen Victoria and Prince Albert seemed the embodiment of domestic bliss, but the reality was very different.

On her Coronation day the 18-year-old wrote of her awe at seeing ‘the millions of my loyal subjects who were assembled’ and even her adored husband Albert was not immune from her frightful tantrums.

Queen Victoria with (fr. left to right): Prince Albert of Wales(?), Princess Alix of Hesse, Princess Beatrice of Battenberg, Princess Irene of Prussia(n... Queen Victoria with family

Victoria mourned the death of Prince Albert for the rest of her life. Only years later did she accept the encouragement of others and was once more seen in public. Her governments became stronger and agreeable, especially under PM Disraeli, with whom she shared interests in writing and publishing. The United Kingdom expanded to become the British Empire and she its Empress. Without Albert’s moderating influence, Victoria condoned military adventurism in Afghanistan, the Sudan and South…

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom holding her great-grandson Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) accompanied by the infant prince’s grandmother Alexandra, Princess of Wales (later Queen consort...

I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. - Queen Elizabeth II

This is ridiculous!

Queen Victoria didn't just head up an Empire as the mother to nine children she also earned the title of Grandmother of Europe. Who were Queen Victoria's children?

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"In this sweeping, immersive novel, Clare McHugh draws readers into the mesmerizing world of the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria – Princess Vicky – as she emerges into a powerful force in her own right and ascends to become the first German Empress.” —Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room Perfect for fans of the BBC's Victoria, Alison Pataki's The Accidental Empress, and Daisy Goodwin's Victoria, this debut novel tells the gripping and tragic story…