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 ...

Victoria and Albert were a "genuine love match," historical Daisy Goodwin tells PEOPLE Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE ...

There’s a wedding on the horizon in Miss Scarlet Season 5! But what did nuptials look like back then? What trends did Victorians embrace that still make their way down the aisle and which did we ...

Queen Victoria was on the throne during the height of the British Empire - but her earliest days were spent in lonely ...

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to link the first cousins in marriage. Victoria seemed almost certain to become queen after her elderly and childless uncles George and William had their turns on the throne. By law, she required ...

Her Diamond Jubilee was held at St Paul's cathedral. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838, aged 19. The ceremony took five hours and suffered from a lack of rehearsal. No one except the Queen ...

He married Marie Downing, who served Queen Victoria. The queen only consented on one condition: Marie had to return a marriage certificate proving she had married Harry Williams. (Because of her ...