WHEN the young husband and wife, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, began to consider the education and upbringing of their family, the memories of their own early years were much in their minds. These ...
If you’re in need of describing a prudish person with antiquated ideas, Victorian makes for a handy moniker. Its namesake queen embodied the term—a woman of virtuous morality whose enduring image is ...
So when she began suffering from extreme post-natal depression and nightmarish visions just days after the birth of her eldest son, it seemed prudent to call the doctor. And as a BBC Radio 4 ...
A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria’s life. A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria’s life. Her birth at Kensington Palace ...
It’s the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...
[IN the three preceding installments of his history of the most famous English family of the nineteenth century, Mr. Benson has related the upbringing of Queen Victoria’s nine children, their ...