King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in their coronation robes. Wikimedia Commons At the Coronation of my grandfather, King Edward VII, what I remember most…

King William IV with St Edward's Crown by Sir William Beechey. From Wikimedia Commons William IV had “an inbred dislike of ceremonial,” said historian Roy …

King George IV in his coronation robes by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1821. From Wikimedia Commons Probably the most unpopular of all Coronations was that of George I…

Sir George Hayter's coronation portrait of the Queen. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Queen Victoria was crowned on  June 18, 1838. She was 19 years old. The…

Princess Margaret and her Turquoise parure tiara. Image sources: Getty Images/Europe's Royal Jewels Tumblr.   In the Royal Family’s stupendous tia…

Princess May, the daughter of the Duchess of Teck and the future Queen Mary, went driving in Hammersmith and there saw a costermonger beating his donkey. She s…

Here's an illustration of Queen Victoria surrounded by her children, in-laws, and grandchildren. Can you identify them?

After the old Houses of Parliament was burned down and the ensuing problems that occurred while planning the new building, Prime Minister Robert Peel thought o…

Shortly before the early hours of November 21, 1840, Queen Victoria woke up feeling  in utter discomfort. Heavily pregnant with her first child, she was expect…

Princess Beatrice was the last of Queen Victoria’s children to be married. In fact, the was not interested to see her youngest daughter marry for fear that sh…

Queen Victoria enjoys luncheon with her daughter Princess Beatrice, her husband Prince Henry of Battenberg and their children. Behind them were The Queen's…

Queen Maud of Norway was the first queen of an independent Norway for over half a millennium. Known for her chic fashion sense, she was a beloved royal in Grea…

In April 1887, Queen Victoria set about on her holiday pilgrimage to the French Riviera. This time, she went to Cannes where she visited Villa Nevada, where …

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Image from Wikimedia Commons Bermuda was a quiet, bucolic backwater in the late 19th century, but it proved to be a …

In 1837, King William IV died and the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain passed on to his niece, Princess Victoria  of Kent. She was the only chil…