For Victoria, who would never venture ... to Gladstone's unpopular doctrine of diminishing Empire. Mahdi. Hulton Getty Picture Archive. The Queen's experience of colonial Africa had been even ...

It marked the queen's gradual return to public life. Victoria became the Empress of India to tie the monarchy and Empire closer together. She accepted the title on the advice of her seventh prime ...

Victoria knew she was rather plain, with her chief and perhaps only asset her position as queen of the mightiest empire on the globe. In her diary she wrote, "It was with some emotion that I ...

Queen Victoria is remembered for many reasons - her longevity, her nine children and the fact that she spent 40 years in mourning. However, her earliest days were very different from the years ...

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 ...

Queen Victoria was one of the most important monarchs ... The Walgreens Billionaire Watching His Empire Come Apart Dave Ramsey warns Americans on Social Security, Roth IRA, 401(k) Cooper Kupp ...

But she wasn't just a queen. Victoria was an empress too! At the time, Britain had an Empire of many countries which it controlled. 400 million people across the world called Victoria their Queen.

During her reign the British Empire reached the height of its prestige and she ... Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ...