Queen Victoria, 1847

The image to the left is Queen Victoria, painted in 1847 by Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Queen Victoria 1887

Queen Victoria (1837-1901) was the longest reigning British monarch.

Click here for an interactive biography on Queen Victoria's life.



Primary Sources

See selected portraits of Queen Victoria from the National Portrait Gallery, London.

See this site for a collection of primary sources including speeches, journal entries and photographs collected throughout her lifetime and reign.

Queen Victoria on first official stamp, 1840

For background, see Queen Victoria's Empire from PBS.

The Friendship that Scandalized England, an article describing Queen Victoria's relationship with Abdul Karim which is depicted in the movie Victoria and Abdul

• See also, AP World History Key Concept 5.2 for more on nation state formation in the early 19th century as well as more material on Queen Victoria.