The Public Life of Queen Victoria

Difficulties and Delicacy of Prince Albert's Position--Early Married Life--Studies continued--Attempts on the Queen's Life--Courage of the Queen--Birth of the Princess Royal--Pa...

Old Memories of Kensington Palace--Enlargements of the Structure by William III., Anne, Queen Caroline, and the Duke of Sussex--Maids of Honour--Rank and Beauty in the Gardens--...

Fair and peaceful to all seeming were the prospects of humanity and the world when the doors of the Hyde Park Exhibition were closed for the last time, and while its materials w...

Christening of the Prince of Wales--Manufacturing Distress--Queen's Efforts to alleviate it--Assesses Herself to the Income Tax--Resolves to Visit Scotland--Embarks at Woolwich-...

Additional Grant by Parliament for the Maintenance and Education of the Princess--Wise Lessons learned at her Mother's Knees--A Visit to George IV. at Windsor--Assiduous Pursuit...

Announcement of the intended Marriage to the Privy Council and Parliament--Parliamentary Settlement of the Prince's Rank, &c.--Annoying Circumstances--The Prince's Protestantism...

Birth--Melancholy Story of his Mother--Brought up under the Care of his two Excellent Grandmothers--His Winning Ways as a Child--His Tutor, Florschütz--The Brothers, Ernest and...

Desire of the Coburg Relatives for a Marriage between Victoria and Albert--Favourable Impressions mutually made by Victoria and Albert--Prince Albert's Letter on the Queen's Acc...

Novel Features in the Coronation--Its Cost--Large Amount of Money Circulated--Splendour of the Procession--Enormous Crowds--The Scene within the Abbey--Arrival of the Queen--The...

First Meeting of the Princess Victoria and Prince Albert--Coming of Age--Festivities on the Occasion--Death of William IV., and Accession of Victoria--The Queen holds her First...

It will not be undesirable at this stage of our narrative to interpose a summary compendium of some indications of the manner in which Prince Albert, or the "Prince Consort," as...

Unbroken Happiness of the Queen's Life up to 1861--Death of the Duchess of Kent--The Prince Consort slightly Ailing--Catches Cold at Cambridge and Eton--The Malady becomes Serio...

Visit to King Louis Philippe at Eu--A Loyal Corporation--Splendid Reception of the Queen in France--Anecdote of the Queen's Regard for Prince Albert--Visit of the Czar Nicholas-...

How the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne--Death of the Princess Charlotte--Marriages of the Royal Dukes--Of the Duke of Kent--Birth of the Princess...

Prince Albert the Inaugurator of International Exhibitions--Proposes, Unsuccessfully, his Scheme to the Government--To the Society of Arts, Successfully--First Steps towards Rea...

The Queen as an Author--"The Early Years of the Prince Consort"--"Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands"--Love for Children of all Ranks--Mountain Ascents on Pony...

Resignation of Lord Melbourne's Cabinet--Sir Robert Peel sent for--Fails to Form a Cabinet--His Explanation--The Queen Refuses to Dismiss her Ladies of the Bedchamber--Supported...

Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, the Protector of Luther--Staunch Protestantism of the Queen's Saxon Forefathers--House of Saxe-Coburg--A Saxon Desperado of the Middle Age...

First Visit to Ireland--Rapturous Reception at Cork--Queenstown so Denominated--Enthusiasm at Dublin--Its Graceful Recognition by the Queen--Visit to the Dublin Exhibition--Enco...

Removal to Buckingham Palace--First Levée--Dissolves Parliament--Beauty of her Elocution--Splendid Reception by the City of London--Settlement of the Queen's Income--Her Daily L...

Romantic Career of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the Queen's Uncle--his Continuous, Kind, and Fatherly Care of his Orphaned Niece--The Duchy of Coburg held by Napoleon--Sufferi...

Visits paid to many parts of England--Love of Cathedrals and Church Music--Trip to North Wales and the Midland Counties--Visit to a Cotton Mill--To Oxford--Gala Day at Southampt...

Additional Grant by Parliament for the Maintenance and Education of the Princess--Wise Lessons learned at her Mother's Knee--A Visit to George IV. at Windsor--Assiduous Pursuit...

Old Memories of Kensington Palace--Enlargements of the Structure by William III., Anne, Queen Caroline, and the Duke of Sussex--Maids of Honour--Rank and Beauty in the Gardens--...

Novel Features in the Coronation--Its Cost--Large Amount of Money Circulated--Splendour of the Procession--Enormous Crowds--The Scene within the Abbey--Arrival of the Queen-- Th...

The Queen as an Author--"The Early Years of the Prince Consort"--"Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands"--Love for Children of all Ranks--Mountain Ascents on Pony...

Desire of the Coburg Relatives for a Marriage between Victoria and Albert--Favourable Impressions mutually made by Victoria and Albert--Prince Albert's Letter on the Queen's Acc...

Birth--Melancholy Story of his Mother--Brought up under the Care of his Two Excellent Grandmothers--His Winning Ways as a Child--His Tutor, Florschütz--The Brothers, Ernest and...

Unbroken Happiness of the Queen's Life up to 1861--Death of the Duchess of Kent--The Prince Consort slightly Ailing-- Catches Cold at Cambridge and Eton--The Malady becomes Seri...

Visits paid to many parts of England--Love of Cathedrals and Church Music--Trip to North Wales and the Midland Counties-- Visit to a Cotton Mill--To Oxford--Gala Day at Southamp...

How the Princess Victoria came to be Heiress Presumptive to the Throne--Death of the Princess Charlotte--Marriages of the Royal Dukes--Of the Duke of Kent--Birth of the Princess...

First Meeting of the Princess Victoria and Prince Albert-- Coming of Age--Festivities on the Occasion--Death of William IV., and Accession of Victoria--The Queen holds her First...

Christening of the Prince of Wales--Manufacturing Distress-- The Queen's Efforts to alleviate it--Assesses Herself to the Income Tax--Resolves to Visit Scotland--Embarks at Wool...

Resignation of Lord Melbourne's Cabinet--Sir Robert Peel sent for--Fails to form a Cabinet--His Explanation--The Queen refuses to Dismiss her Ladies of the Bedchamber-- Supporte...

Difficulties and Delicacy of Prince Albert's Position--Early Married Life--Studies continued--Attempts on the Queen's Life--Courage of the Queen--Birth of the Princess Royal-- P...

Romantic Career of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the Queen's Uncle--His Continuous, Kind, and Fatherly Care of his Orphaned Niece--The Duchy of Coburg held by Napoleon-- Suffer...

Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, the Protector of Luther--Staunch Protestantism of the Queen's Saxon Forefathers--House of Saxe-Coburg--A Saxon Desperado of the Middle Age...

Visit to King Louis Philippe at Eu--A Loyal Corporation-- Splendid Reception of the Queen in France--Anecdote of the Queen's Regard for Prince Albert--Visit of the Czar Nicholas...

Prince Albert the Inaugurator of International Exhibitions-- Proposes, Unsuccessfully, his Scheme to the Government--To the Society of Arts, Successfully--First Steps towards Re...

Removal to Buckingham Palace--First Levée--Dissolves Parliament--Beauty of her Elocution--Splendid Reception by the City of London--Settlement of the Queen's Income--Her Daily L...

Announcement of the Intended Marriage to the Privy Council and Parliament--Parliamentary Settlement of the Prince's Rank, &c.--Annoying Circumstances--The Prince's Protestantism...

First Visit to Ireland--Rapturous Reception at Cork-- Queenstown so denominated--Enthusiasm at Dublin--Its Graceful Recognition by the Queen--Visit to the Dublin Exhibition--Enc...