One of history's most iconic monarchs, Queen Victoria (1819–1901) ruled for almost 64 years and her name denotes an entire era of British history. Browse our selection of expert history articles and find out more about her children, her marriage, her reign and her death...
Queen Victoria's life
Your guide to Queen Victoria and a timeline of her life – plus 16 fascinating facts
Queen Victoria's unhappy childhood: life under the 'Kensington System'
The final days and death of Queen Victoria
MembershipaudioQueen Victoria by Lucy Worsley. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
What did Queen Victoria really look like?
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: was their union a marriage of misery?
Queen Victoria's children & grandchildren
Queen Victoria had nine children – four boys and five girls born between 1840 and 1857 – with her husband, Prince Albert. But what was Victoria like as a mother and did she really hate being pregnant?
Queen Victoria’s children
Who were Queen Victoria's children? Everything you need to know about her sons and daughters
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The marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren: how the dynasty shaped Europe
Prince Albert
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819–61) was the husband of Queen Victoria. Victoria came to rely heavily on his advice, and his death at the age of just 42, most likely from typhoid fever, left the queen grief-stricken and she withdrew from public life for many years
8 fascinating facts about Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: was their union a marriage of misery?
“Nothing could have gone off better”: the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Love before Prince Albert: Queen Victoria’s suitors
What killed Prince Albert?
Queen Victoria's reign
Queen Victoria is the second-longest reigning monarch in British history. She became queen on 20 June 1837 at the age of 18 and ruled for almost 64 years until her death on 22 January 1901. What was she like as a queen?
Queen Victoria: how and why did she become Empress of India?
How to be a successful monarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The young Queen Victoria’s struggle to gain the throne
Friends, family and rivals: Queen Victoria and the European empires
Edward Oxford: the man who tried to assassinate Queen Victoria. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
What was it like meeting Queen Victoria? 6 royal encounters as told by famous Victorians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Queen Victoria's appetites
Queen Victoria displayed a healthy enjoyment of food and drink throughout her life. But her hearty appetites weren’t just confined to the dining table, and she was an ardent animal lover
Queen Victoria’s voracious appetite for food and sex
Annie Gray“For Queen Victoria, food was a way of exploring the world”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Queen Victoria’s pets and animals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Queen Victoria on screen
Victoria has been portrayed many times on screen – read more about the accuracy of these portrayals and who has played the monarch…
Queen Victoria on screen
Who was Abdul Karim? Shrabani Basu introduces Queen Victoria's Indian confidant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The real history behind Victoria series two
