A girl called Àìná was captured by an African king and later taken to England to become Sarah Forbes Bonetta, protege of the imperial monarch ...

A seven-year-old African girl who was presented to Queen Victoria as a 'gift' in 1850 went on to become one of the best-known ...

Learn all about the rich, storied history behind Victoria and Albert's nine children and their fascinating (and sometimes ...

A short film for primary schools about Queen Victoria, explaining the curiosities and inventions that arose during her reign as well as what made her a brilliant monarch.

Queen Victoria survived assassination attempts by seven men in her lifetime. Getty/iStock It was 183 years ago today when Queen Victoria survived the first of two consecutive assassination attempts in ...

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 ...

It is now a common sight for a bride to wear a pure white wedding dress. We rarely even question, "Why white?" If asked, one ...