Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
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How Queen Victoria Invented Christmas As We Know It
This German tradition had been introduced to the royal household by Prince Albert, the beloved consort of Queen Victoria, who was then a young queen, only eleven years into what would be her era ...
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On This Day: Queen Victoria, Ireland's "Famine Queen," died in 1901
Queen Victoria - who was dubbed Ireland's 'Famine ... The Queen's affection for Ireland began as a young woman when she reportedly fell in love with scenic Killarney in Co Kerry in the southwest ...
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Queen Victoria: The woman who redefined Britain’s monarchy
Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy ... made her childhood miserable – from her state apartments. The young Queen was charmed by her first prime minister, Lord Melbourne ...
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Queen Victoria and the German language
The catalogue of her private library records a whole host of books in German from her younger years. As a result of her political standing, Queen Victoria later spoke primarily English, though she ...
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Queen Victoria
Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. No one except the Queen ...