Eight-hour TV series planned
Victoria's unrecognized power
Queen Victoria "exerted far more influence than most of her subjects realized," says Arianne Chernock in her review of A. N. Wilson's recent biography of Queen Victoria.
Victoria: A Life by A. N. Wilson is available from Amazon.com.
Queen Victoria's forbidden love
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A Queen's Forbidden Love: Victoria's relationship with her servant had a flirtatious side. http://t.co/9RZIcSb5si
— New York Times (@newyorktimes) August 29, 2014
Visit Royalty.nu for a list of books about Queen Victoria's life and loves.
Whisperers
According to a new book, Queen Victoria was "fascinated with spiritualism" — and that's why she adored employee John Brown, who (supposedly) was a medium who channelled the spirit of Prince Albert. Read more...
Victoria's scorned secret
Two queens and their Diamond Jubilees
From Mirror Online: a look at the differences and similarities between the current Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
A Magnificent Obsession
Today (December 14, 2011) is the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert, husband of Britain's Queen Victoria. Read more...
Royal Weddings Through Time
This week I'll be posting images from Royal Weddings Through Time by Janette McCutcheon, a book about British royal weddings from the 12th century to the present day. Today's photo shows Queen Victoria and her beloved Prince Albert in a re-enactment of their wedding.
Thank you to Amberley Publishing for providing this photo.
Queen Victoria & the Stalker
Story of Boy Jones who stole Queen Victoria's underwear
Jan Bondeson's book Queen Victoria & the Stalker: The Strange Story of the Boy Jones is available from Amazon.