Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

The widowed monarch and mother of nine is to get a new reputation as a woman who made the most of her 'passionate mid-life' ...

Queen Victoria wasn't the only royal to make train plumbing history. Under the reign of George V, the Royal Train was outfitted with what appears to be the first bathtub ever placed on a train. It's a ...

Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...

The relationship between Queen Victoria and John Brown, who was her close companion after the death of her husband Prince Albert, has been the subject of intrigue for well over a century.

Despite being born 48 years apart, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary of Teck have far more in common than first meets the eye - apart from both being the matriarchs of the Royal Family.

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, ...

How Queen Victoria spared the life of the 'poor wretch' who repeatedly tried to murder her John Francis was a "desperate" man who attempted to take the life of Queen Victoria twice, just days apart.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had nine children. She named her first child Victoria, who was born in November 1840. Her eight other children were: Albert, Edward, Alice, ...

Queen Victoria was dubbed "The Famine Queen" by Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne, but in reality, did she push her government to do more to help the famine-stricken Irish?

This was published 8 years ago. Queen Victoria's wedding night: 'I never, never spent such an evening' The young Queen Victoria was nervous before her 1840 wedding to Albert.

Fourteen years later, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert reportedly staged a wedding re-enactment for a photographer (below). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pose for a reenactment of their ...