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LONDON -- A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, has been unveiled at the 19th century monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight, as part of the conservation ...
Genealogy note: Queen Victoria was survived by six children, 40 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, including four future sovereigns of England: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI.
Queen Victoria’s oldest son, Edward, was born in 1841. He became king in 1901, after Victoria’s death. ... whom she called ‘Grandpa England'” and led around by his beard. ...
Queen Victoria may not have been much of a Victorian after all. ... In 1837, England was the still the strongest nation in the world, and its monarch still wielded clout.
Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning ...
A Reeves Box, London. One of Queen Victoria’s favorite hobbies was painting and drawing. In episode 3, she paints a watercolor of Prince Albert, Vicki, and Bertie, set against the picturesque ...
Queen Victoria’s reign of more than 63 years was overtaken by Queen Elizabeth II, who had reigned for 70 years when she died in 2022. They have now inspired two books, completely different in ...
A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria’s life. Her birth at Kensington Palace secures her claim to the throne, but a strict upbringing is designed by her ...
I. WHEN, in 1878, Lord Beaconsfield consulted Queen Victoria about appointing Lord Lorne Governor General of Canada, she sanctioned the offer being made.