On February 10, 1840, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married at Chapel Royal in St. James Palace. Mutual love and affection characterized their marriage, an uncommon ...

Queen Victoria, the long-reigning British monarch, had a surprising side hustle: she was arguably the biggest drug dealer in history. A new book by Sam Kelly, Human History on Drugs, reveals the young ...

If you’re in need of describing a prudish person with antiquated ideas, Victorian makes for a handy moniker. Its namesake queen embodied the term—a woman of virtuous morality whose enduring image is ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The queen travelled through France incognito, posing as the Countess of ...

Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Geoffrey Wheatcroft is the author, most recently, of “Bloody Panico!: Or, Whatever ...

Last night at Windsor Castle, Kate Middleton stepped out in a surprising tiara choice: Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara, also known as the Garrard Oriental Circlet Tiara or the Indian Circlet ...