Victoria began her reign in 1837, at the age of 18, and ruled until her death in 1901. Her time as monarch was marked as Britain’s great age of industrialization, economic development, and imperial ...

A red notebook in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle reveals a whimsical tale of a motherless girl exiled to boarding school, written in diligently neat script by a 10-year-old Queen Victoria.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The queen travelled through France incognito, posing as the Countess of ...