Queen Victoria

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Standard Name: Victoria, Queen
Birth Name: Alexandrina Victoria
Royal Name: Queen Victoria
Titled: Queen Victoria, Empress of India
Used Form: Princess Victoria
From a young age, Queen Victoria wrote extensive journals, two of which were published with great success during her lifetime. Other selections from her journals, collections of her letters, and drawings and watercolours from her sketchbooks were published posthumously.
Black and white photograph of Queen Victoria, done for her Diamond Jubilee, 1897, by W. and D. Downey. She is seated, face in profile, holding a fan and wearing an elaborately embroidered floor-length dress, a small crown, a veil on the back of her head whose lace matches that of her skirt, a jewelled bracelet and drop earrings. National Archives of Canada.

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Wealth and Poverty Mary Russell Mitford
The prime movers of this achievement were Henry F. Chorley (who later edited her letters) and the Rev. William Harness ; the name of Queen Victoria headed the list of subscribers.
Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research.
116: 195
Pigrome, Stella. “Mary Russell Mitford”. The Charles Lamb Bulletin, Vol.
66
, Charles Lamb Society, pp. 53-62.
54
It...
Wealth and Poverty Margaret Oliphant
After having met MO in March, Queen Victoria granted her a Civil List pension of £100 per annum.
Williams, Merryn. Margaret Oliphant: A Critical Biography. St Martin’s Press.
92
Wealth and Poverty Harriet Tytler
HT 's husband purchased at auction the jewelled cap or crown of the last Mughal Emperor, and two of his thrones. Once back in England, he sold these to the queen for £500. (Though the...
Travel Lydia Howard Sigourney
Like other nineteeth-century travellers (the trend is visible in Mary Brunton in 1812) she visited social and charitable institutions—[s]chools, hospitals, prisons, and asylums—as well as historic houses, castles, and beauty spots.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
183
She...
Travel Martin Ross
MR recorded her watching of Queen Victoria 's jubilee procession: she was most struck by the Indian princes, sparkling fit to blind you. The finest of the whole show,
Collis, Maurice. Somerville and Ross: A Biography. Faber and Faber.
44
however, was the queen herself.
Collis, Maurice. Somerville and Ross: A Biography. Faber and Faber.
43-4
Travel Fanny Kemble
FK visited her family in London, witnessing the opening of Queen Victoria 's first parliament in late December. She left England, however, before the coronation the following June, pregnant for a second time.
Marshall, Dorothy. Fanny Kemble. Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
123, 125-7
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Mary Elizabeth Braddon
MEB wrote for children from time to time. For the 1887 Jubilee, she wrote as Aunt Belinda a children's parable of Queen Victoria 's reign in an account of the reign of Queen Hermione of...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosa Nouchette Carey
In her introduction, Carey expresses her wish that her sketches of twelve noble and useful lives be read and studied by women of this generation, and go and do thou likewise be written upon some...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Charlotte Eliza Humphry
In the issue reprinted in New Zealand, Madge discusses Queen Victoria 's Golden Jubilee and describes in detail the luncheon-table set for the queen. She also suggests that old kid gloves can be repurposed into...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Kathleen E. Innes
The book contains additional chapters on local charities, the festivities on Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee, the Great Fire, social clubs founded since 1900, and the erection of the Village Centre built by voluntary labour.
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Eliza Ogilvy
These poems include The Rookery on the Hill, Grannie's Birthday, A Ditty in Praise of Good Wine, Allan Water, August 27th, 1887, Sleep the Sleep that Knows Not Waking,...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Catherine Sinclair
The poet laureate at this date was Robert Southey, who however was to die early the next year. This work, which features sections of verse as well as prose, focuses on Queen Victoria 's visit...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Jane Francesca, Lady Wilde
Her blank verse celebrates female historical figures ranging from Joan of Arc to Queen Victoria .
Thesing, William B., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 199. Gale Research.
199: 302-3
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Naomi Jacob
The Shakespeare allusion is curious and suggestive. Antonio is replying to Shylock's famous speech claiming humanity for Jews; he justifies his own racial or religious hostility, and suggests that usury can only be pracised on...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The title piece is a lyrical drama depicting, largely in the form of a conversation between two angels, the crucifixion of Christ. Among the accompanying pieces were several on literary personages or topics: To Mary Russell Mitford

Timeline

1766 or 1767: Joseph Priestley first isolated nitrous oxide...

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1766 or 1767

Joseph Priestley first isolated nitrous oxide or nitrous air.

1799: The Evangelical movement founded the Religious...

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1799

The Evangelical movement founded the Religious Tract Society , with the object of publishing texts for the salvation of sinners.

1806: James S. Carter, a Tourist Outfitter, opened...

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1806

James S. Carter , a Tourist Outfitter, opened a shop at 369 Oxford Street, London; among his wares was an Alpine boot for walking outdoors, made for men and women.

31 March 1814: The victorious allied armies entered Paris...

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31 March 1814

The victorious allied armies entered Paris to reclaim France for monarchical government.

: Evangelical William Wilberforce stayed in...

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Winter1814-15

Evangelical William Wilberforce stayed in Brighton during the winter season in order to have access to the Prince Regent and attempt a conversion within the monarchy.

1819: Surgeon William Lawrence's publication of...

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1819

Surgeon William Lawrence 's publication of his lectures on the Natural History of Man caused a scandal because conservatives believed it reduced humans to the level of animals.

16 June 1824: The first meeting of the Society for the...

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16 June 1824

The first meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (later the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or RSPCA) took place in London.

3 August 1832: In the wake of the first Reform Bill, Henry...

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3 August 1832

In the wake of the first Reform Bill, Henry Hunt presented Parliament with a petition for female enfranchisement on behalf of Miss Mary Smith of Stanmore, Yorkshire.

June 1833: The popularity of the charity bazaar as an...

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June 1833

The popularity of the charity bazaar as an institution was assured when the future Queen operated a stall at the Grand Fancy Fair and Bazaar of the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress .

1836: A giant water lily, native to the Amazon...

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1836

A giant water lily, native to the Amazon and South America, was discovered in British Guiana ; the next year it was named Victoria Regia (later Victoria Amazonica) in honour of Queen Victoria .

1837: Black musician Frank Johnson and his Philadelphia...

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1837

Black musician Frank Johnson and his Philadelphia band were the first American band to tour Britain.

1838: Miss Gordon in A Guide to the Genealogical...

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1838

Miss Gordon in A Guide to the Genealogical Chart of English and Scottish History, published this year, set out to prove Queen Victoria 's Scottish ancestry.

1838: Sir Titus Salt invented alpaca, a fabric...

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1838

Sir Titus Salt invented alpaca, a fabric similar to silk, but much cheaper.

29 June 1838: The Sun newspaper was printed in gold to...

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29 June 1838

The Sun newspaper was printed in gold to celebrate Queen Victoria 's coronation.

5 July 1839: Lady Flora Hastings, a lady-in-waiting to...

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5 July 1839

Lady Flora Hastings , a lady-in-waiting to the mother of the young and inexperienced Queen Victoria , died, probably of liver cancer, at Buckingham Palace after being publicly suspected of illicit pregnancy.

Texts

Victoria, Queen, and Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, second Countess Mountbatten. Advice to a Grand-Daughter: Letters from Queen Victoria to Princess Victoria of Hesse. Editor Hough, Richard, Heinemann, 1975.
Victoria, Queen. Beloved and Darling Child: Last Letters Between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901. Editor Ramm, Agatha, Alan Sutton, 1990.
Victoria, Queen. Beloved Mama: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the German Crown Princess 1878-1885. Editor Fulford, Roger, Evans, 1981.
Victoria, Queen. Darling Child: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia 1871-1878. Editor Fulford, Roger, Evans, 1981.
Victoria, Queen, and Alfred Tennyson. Dear and Honoured Lady: The Correspondence Between Queen Victoria and Alfred Tennyson. Editors Dyson, Hope and Charles Tennyson, Macmillan, 1969.
Victoria, Queen. Dearest Child: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal 1858-1861. Editor Fulford, Roger, Evans Brothers, 1964.
Victoria, Queen. Dearest Mama: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia 1861-1864. Editor Fulford, Roger, Evans Brothers, 1968.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, edited by Arthur Helps, Harper and Brothers, 1868.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Dearest Child: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal 1858-1861, edited by Roger Fulford, Evans Brothers, 1964, p. various pages.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Dearest Mama: Letters Between Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia 1861-1864, edited by Roger Fulford, Evans Brothers, 1968, p. various pages.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Your Dear Letter: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia 1865-1871, edited by Roger Fulford, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971, p. various pages.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Beloved Mama: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the German Crown Princess 1878-1885, edited by Roger Fulford, Evans Brothers, 1981, p. various pages.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Queen Victoria in her Letters and Journals, edited by Christopher Hibbert, Penguin, 1985, p. various pages.
Victoria, Queen. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Beloved and Darling Child: Last Letters Between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901, edited by Agatha Ramm, Alan Sutton, 1990.
Victoria, Queen, and Raymond Mortimer. Leaves from a Journal. Privately printed, 1888.
Victoria, Queen. Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. Editor Helps, Arthur, Harper and Brothers, 1868.
Victoria, Queen. Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. Editor Helps, Arthur, Cambridge University Press, 2010, http://www.cambridge.org/series/sSeries.asp?code=CLOR.
Victoria, Queen. More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. Editor Helps, Arthur, Smith, Elder, 1884.
Victoria, Queen. Queen Victoria in Her Letters and Journals. Editor Hibbert, Christopher, Penguin, 1985.
Warner, Marina, and Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria’s Sketchbook. Macmillan, 1979.
Victoria, Queen. The Girlhood of Queen Victoria. Editor Esher, Lord, Murray, 1912.
Victoria, Queen. Your Dear Letter: Private Correspondence of Queen Victoria and the Crown Princess of Prussia 1865-1871. Editor Fulford, Roger, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971.