From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...

As Britain's second-longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. If her would-be assassins had gotten their way, that reign would have ...

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The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...

The original medals were 22ct gold, but the gold content was reduced to 18ct in 1932; the continued economic impact of the ...

As the grand Newcastle theatre prepares to mark its 188-year anniversary, we look back at scenes of its major revamp when all ...

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Victoria found this very chafing and relished her new-found freedom from such restrictions when she ascended the throne, aged just 18 years and 3 weeks old. The idea of Queen Victoria keeping a ...

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following “Ma’am Darling,” on the queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, and another on the Beatles. When Victoria succeeded her uncle William IV in 1837, she was nervous and pliable.

Belfast’s transformation over the past couple of decades from no-go to must-visit destination has been remarkable.