A painting of an African ex-slave who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter has ... I’m interested in exploring those forgotten black people in British history, people such as Sarah,” said ...

After losing her beloved Prince Albert in 1861, Queen ... people, because you've got to kind of maintain this air of royalty,' she added. The event will be the first time Kate has played ...

In 1838, the British parliament under Queen Victoria had abolished slavery throughout the Empire — a reversal of its history of enslaving and trading people, particularly during the ...

How to raise and educate a future King or Queen ... interesting history of raising Royals, paying particular attention to the battle of wills that took place between a young Queen Victoria and ...

Inside All About History 124 ... and heir to the throne, Victoria was the most pursued woman of her era. But when it came time for the newly crowned young queen to choose a husband, she chose ...

Queen Victoria is remembered ... to auction date to the 1830s. Victoria made three of them in 1833, when she was a 14-year-old princess. Each depicts a different figure on horseback: Two are ...

Queen Victoria reigned longer than any British ... Perhaps the most tragic figure in English history was Lady Jane Grey, “The Nine Days Queen.” This abused pawn of Tudor-era intrigue owed ...

But, she didn't just wake up one day and decide… Queen Victoria: From now on, people must call me the ... who gave her name to an era of British history that saw more change than any other ...

The coin is an example of the first half sovereigns issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. Richard Winterton Auctioneers said the coin bears the first and smallest portrait of the young queen ...

They were the first children to be born to a reigning monarch since Queen Victoria ... the Queen and Prince Philip cut young and glamorous figures as they extensively toured the UK and the ...