On her Coronation day the 18-year-old wrote of her awe at seeing ‘the millions of my loyal subjects who were assembled’ and even her adored husband Albert was not immune from her frightful tantrums.

Some kings and queens of England seemingly reigned forever. Do you know who they are?

For many Canadians, Victoria Day is simply a euphemism for long weekend. But for one Thornville, Ont., woman, it's a celebration of a monarch who reigned during a transformational time in history.

160 years ago, on April 14, 1857, the ninth and final child – “it is a fine child, and a girl!” [1] – of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Cobur…

Carte-de-visite photograph of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61). They are both standing. Queen Victoria faces right, towards Prince Albert, whilst Prince Albert faces towards the camera. Queen Victoria clasps Prince Alberts forearm. She wears a tartan and checked dress and a fringed shawl.

In an era of unbridled patriarchy, when women were advocating passionately for the right to vote, Queen Victoria was such a formidable figure that an entire period is named after her: the Victorian age. When we think of Victorian England, Victorian houses, or the Victorian style, we tend to think…

Queen Elizabeth II's Relationship to Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria are the two longest-serving monarchs in British history. Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, established many of the precedents that Elizabeth has honored since she was crowned in 1952. How are the two powerful queens related? What is their family tie?

Albert encouraged Victoria to believe that she was weak, inadequate and unable to cope without him. In her desire to please him she abdicated most of her responsibilities as monarch to her consort.

Photograph of a full length group portrait of, from left to right, Princess Louise, Princess Alice and Princess Helena. They are dressed in the outfits they wore at the marriage of their eldest sister Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal.

Victoria and Albert