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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' ...
Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...
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 ...
However, this all changed when she met her first cousin, Prince Albert, with the pair tying the knot in 1840. Through decades ...
The Queen Mary 2 is big and grand,” the Ritz-Carlton of liners; the Queen Victoria is more like “a five-star luxury country hotel.” Lessons learned from Queen Mary 2 influenced the design.
According to The Crown, Queen Victoria Syndrome is a phrase used to describe what happens when "the public begins to perceive a long-reigning monarch to be out of touch with her people".
Queen Victoria was one of the most famous women of the 19th century. Despite this, she didn’t like the idea of female rulers. Here’s what she had to say – and how her actions may have ...
When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her ...