The Great Exhibition of 1851
Queen Victoria described the opening as "one of the greatest and most glorious days of our lives ..."
View ArticleFor The Royal Table
Historic menus and recipes show how the royal tradition of hospitality has marked coronations and celebrated family weddings and christenings.
View ArticleStalker Steals Queen’s Underwear
A young Queen Victoria was relentlessly pursued by a stalker early in her reign.
View ArticleBehind the Palace Doors
Five centuries of sex, adventure, vice, treachery, and folly from Royal Britain.
View ArticleVictorian Miniatures
Miniatures played a central role in sustaining Queen Victoria’s contact with her extended family throughout Europe.
View ArticleAnother Royal Wedding
Read about “another” Royal Wedding including details on the royal wedding dress, the flowers, the procession route, etc.
View Article150th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Albert
Prince Consort of the British Queen Victoria, was one of the most outstanding men of the nineteenth century.
View ArticleThe Enchanted Palace
Kensington Palace as you have never seen it before… this exhibit at Kensington Palace gives visitors insight into the rich history of a building that was once home to Queen Victoria and Lady Diana....
View ArticleVictoria’s Daughters
Five women who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time...
View ArticleDiamond Jubilee China
Inspired by the Rockingham Service first used in 1838 at the coronation banquet of Queen Victoria, which is still in use today.
View ArticleJefferson’s Granddaughter in Queen Victoria’s England
Ellen vividly describes her nine-month stay in London in 1838-1839, at the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign.
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