A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria’s life. A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria’s life. Her birth at Kensington Palace ...

WHEN the young husband and wife, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, began to consider the education and upbringing of their family, the memories of their own early years were much in their minds. These ...

As a child, Queen Victoria was restricted to a diet that included bread with milk and plain roast mutton. When she was crowned queen in 1837, she made up for lost time and ate whatever she pleased, ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The queen travelled through France incognito, posing as the Countess of ...

Years before Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her beloved Balmoral on September 8, 2022, the state plans for her death, dubbed Operation London Bridge, were already concrete. This foresight, so ...

Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Geoffrey Wheatcroft is the author, most recently, of “Bloody Panico!: Or, Whatever ...

Victoria and Albert’s wedding brings the nation together in celebration. Victoria and Albert’s wedding brings the nation together in celebration, and starts the tradition of the white wedding dress.

It’s the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...

[IN the three preceding installments of his history of the most famous English family of the nineteenth century, Mr. Benson has related the upbringing of Queen Victoria’s nine children, their ...