Britain was plunged into mourning following the death of Queen Victoria, at the age of 81, in January 1901. Her body lay in state for eight days in the dining room of Osborne House, her home on the ...

Proposed national memorial for Queen Alexandra to enhance Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses, aiding the sick poor at home.

Now Reigns Over England ─ The Queen Passes Peacefully Away. Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 23. ─ Queen Victoria is dead and Edward VII reigns. The greatest event in the memory of this generation, the most ...

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British empire for almost 64 years passed away at the age of 81. At her death in 1901, the “Empress of India”— Queen Victoria ...

THERE is a perceptible note of apprehension in the public mind, caused by the death of the Queen, which is a little exaggerated. Of the magnitude of that loss and its irreparable character there can, ...

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She was a princess born amidst a succession crisis - after her father won the race to produce a legitimate heir. Although she was a seemingly safe fifth in line to the throne when she arrived into the ...

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 ...