Queen Victoria was born on May 24 1819 in Kensington Palace, London.Victoria spoke German at home and learned many other languages includingFrench, Italian and Latin - she didnt speak English untl she was three! Shehad a strict childhood but loved painting, music and playing with her pets....
Victoria's mainstay in her life, Albert, died of typhoid fever in 1861 and Victoria withdrew from public life and spent much of her life mourning in the Scottish Highlands atBalmoral Castle, refusing even to attend the opening of stateParliament. At Balmoral Victoria again sought an advisor an...
Victoria Day, Canadian holiday on which the British sovereign’s birthday is celebrated. In 1845, during the reign of Queen Victoria, May 24, the queen’s birthday, was declared a holiday in Canada. After Victoria’s death in 1901, an act of the Canadian Parliament established Victoria Day ...
January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes,Isle of Wight(aged 81) Title / Office: empress (1876-1901),India House / Dynasty: House of Hanover Show More coronation of Queen VictoriaCoronation of Queen Victoria, 1838. In the early hours of June 20, 1837, Victoria received a call from thearchbi...
A Bit of All Wight ... Queen Victoria Adored the Isle of Wight -- and You Will Too, Says ROBERT HARDMANWA N D E R I N G among the huge sunflowers on the terrace of Osborne House and looking down the topiary-lined path to the sea, I reflected that you have to hand it to ...
European sovereigns visited her at home, and she and Albert visited Germany, including Coburg and Berlin. She began to feel herself part of a larger network of monarchs. Albert and Victoria used their relationship to become more active in foreign affairs, which conflicted with the ideas of the...
The death of Albert from typhoid in 1861 plunged Victoria into mourning and she withdrew almost completely from public life spending her time at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Osborne house on the Isle of Wight where she spent time with her favourite Scottish servant John Brown. This encouraged...
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, but made Buckingham Palace her home. Buckingham Palace is where Queen Elizabeth II lives now. Victoria’s first name is actually Alexandrina, but she always went by her middle name (Victoria). Her mum called her Drina. Victoria was very short – she ...
Places to see in the UK associated with Queen Victoria Osborne House, Isle of Wight There has been a surge of interest in the life and times of Queen Victoria in recent years - due in no small part to several popular films, such as 'Mrs Brown', and 'The Young Victoria'. Here's ...
I'm here at Osborne on the Isle of Wight to follow in the royal foosteps of Queen Victoria.现在我来到了怀特岛的奥斯本，跟随维多利亚女王的皇家队伍。Osborne was the holiday home for the Queen and her family through much of the 19th century and today it's cared for by English Heritage.在 ...