the BBC History Magazine (History Extra) is about Princess Feodora, the little known half sister of Queen Victoria. Princess Feodora was a valuable source of advice and support for Queen Victoria and they discussed a Click here to read Princess Feodora: the little-known sister of Queen Victoria in the BBC History Magazine

I discussed the life, reign and legacy of Queen Victoria with Patrick Geoghegan on Talking History, Newstalk Wilson, author of Victoria: A Life, Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII and Queen Victoria : Queen, Matriarch, Empress, Jules Stewart, author of Albert: A Life and Christine Kinealy, author of Click here to listen to Queen Victoria: A Life

Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria The ITV series Victoria premieres on PBS on January 15 at 9pm ET. My interview with CBC.ca discusses Queen Victoria, the Netflix series The Crown and why the Stuart queens Click here to read “Now Victoria comes to TV: Why Queens are ‘dramatic dynamite'” For more information about Queen Victoria, click here to read my article about Queen Victoria and Canada in the Queen’s Alumni Review and my profile of Queen Victoria in the Canadian Encyclopedia

I discussed Queen Victoria’s legacy in Canada with Janet Davison at CBC News. While Queen Victoria never visited Canada in person, all four of her sons and her daughter Princess Louise Queen Victoria also exerted political and cultural influence over the development of 19th century Canada Click here to read How Queen Victoria made her mark in Canada — without ever visiting in the CBC News

The Queen is celebrating her actual birthday privately with her family. Victoria or King George III, who both died at the age of 81. George III was incapacitated by mental illness in his later years and Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee thanksgiving Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother lived to the age of 101, and there is every indication that her daughter If she still reigns on September 10, 2015, she will surpass Queen Victoria to become the longest reigning

Queen Victoria was an executive sovereign, following in a long line of executive sovereigns. The wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840 When Prince Philip described Prince Albert to Brandreth as Queen Victoria’s secretary, he was referring to the later period of Albert’s (See Stanley Weintraub’s Victoria, p. 133.) Victoria.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 This year, Queen Elizabeth monarch in British and modern Canadian history, surpassing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria (1837-1901) My most recent article in the Canadian Encyclopedia discusses Queen Elizabeth II ’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the second to be celebrated after that of Queen  Victoria in 1897. Click here to read Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee – 2012 in the Canadian Encyclopedia

s Digest Canada, I discuss the history of royal jubilee traditions in the reign of King George III, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II and the current plans for jubilee celebrations in Canada in the spring Click here to read “What are the plans for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Canada” in Reader’s Digest

Victoria. The Canadian celebrations in honour of Queen Victoria's 35th birthday in 1854 In 1845, the parliament of the Province of Canada declared Queen Victoria’s birthday, May 24, a public holiday. Victoria. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, the Monday before May 24 remained a public holiday to honour the late

Janet Davison in this week’s CBC News The Royal Fascinator newsletter, I discussed the two times that Queen delivered the throne speech in Canada as well as the friendships and rivalries between royal brothers from Queen Victoria’s reign to today. Click here to read “Why the Queen herself has twice delivered Canada’s speech from the throne” and “Royal

Queen Victoria was born 200 years ago today on May 24, 1819. I discussed Queen Victoria’s legacy with Aurora Bosotti at the Daily Express along with other historians of the Queen’s reign including Marlene Koenig, author of Queen Victoria’s Descendants, Julia Baird, author of Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire and Helen Rappaport , author of numerous books about Queen Victoria and the Victorian era including Magnificent Obsession

Lake The private garden at Buckingham Palace is best known as the setting for garden parties where the Queen The 2014 documentary The Queen’s Garden, which premieres on PBS this Sunday,  provides a behind the scenes In the heart of London, the Queen’s Garden provides a haven for rare plants and animals. Plenty of royal history took place in the Queen’s garden as well. was moved to the Tower of London and Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert once fell through the ice