From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...

dislike of Kaiser ... home in Walton-on-Thames ... jewels left in Russia.” In 1880, Queen Victoria visited Darmstadt to be at Victoria and Ella’s Confirmation in the Lutheran Church.

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...

Many attribute the change to Queen Victoria, and it was her marriage to ... creating a lucrative industry that produced 11.5 million cards in 1880 alone. The commercialisation of Christmas was ...