Queen Victoria, Part 6: Love at Last
Time for a happy ending! When we last left young Queen Victoria, it was 1839 and she’d had to deal with the Flora Hastings scandal,
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Queen Victoria, Part 5: Troubled Times and the Last of Sir John
The last we heard about the new Queen Victoria, it was 1837 and she was on her throne and safe from Sir John Conroy… Or
Queen Victoria, Part 4: “She Must Be Coerced!”
By the time she was in her mid-teens, Victoria was still tiny in stature (barely five feet), but the endless summer “progresses” she was forced
Queen Victoria, Part 3: The Prisoner of Kensington Palace
Dramatic title, huh? Well, this part of Victoria’s story is pretty dramatic. When we last saw Victoria, she was ensconced in Kensington Palace with her
Queen Victoria, Part 2: Poor Little (not very) Rich Girl
In my last post I told you about the Great Matrimonial Race to beget the next heir to the British throne. So now let’s look
Queen Victoria, Part 1: And the Winner Is…
You’ve heard the expression that “truth is stranger than fiction,” haven’t you? The story of how Queen Victoria came to be born a little over
Christmas in a Nutshell
Did you know that Christmas as we know it is very much a 19th century invention, courtesy of Queen Victoria and Charles Dickens? The Queen
Queen Victoria Goes to Kokomo
I’m lucky enough to be looking forward to a visit to warmer climes in the near future—when you live in the chilly north, a few
If It’s May, This Must Be Balmoral
Queen Victoria, footloose and fancy-free? Really? Well, yes. As Queen of the United Kingdom, Victoria either had use of or personally owned dozens of houses
Queen Victoria’s Christmas Dinner
If anyone in the 19th century was going to celebrate Christmas in a truly outstanding fashion, you know that person had to be Queen Victoria,