Category: Victoria

In the proclamation address, Queen Victoria promised her Indian subjects that under her rule the principles of liberty, equity and justice would prevail. What did Queen Victoria’s proclamation promise? Following the 1857 Rebellion, the East India Company’s rule in India came to an end. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation of 1 November 1858 declared that thereafter India […]

She was unusually short. Although she ruled a massive part of the free world, Victoria was diminutive in stature. Historians estimate that she was no more than five feet tall. How tall was Queen Victoria in inches? In 1846, an American visitor to London who had attended one of the queen’s receptions described her as […]

She learnt to read and write in Urdu Victoria wanted to learn Urdu or Hindustani as it was known, and requested Abdul Karim to teach her. He was soon promoted to be her teacher or Munshi. She took her lessons every day, never missing one, even if she was travelling. Did Queen Victoria have an […]

Batmania. This occupation of Wurundjeri land at the mouth of the Yarra resulted in a colony temporarily named Batmania, before it was declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1837 and officially named ‘Melbourne’. What was Melbourne called before Melbourne? The first official name proposed was Glenelg. But Governor Sir Richard Bourke overruled this, and […]

Both were great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria Having had the same great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were third cousins. Who is the closest living relative to Queen Victoria? Queen Elizabeth II The most obvious of Queen Victoria’s descendants is, naturally, the current queen of England. Directly descended from Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth is […]

Queen Victoria was the first English-born monarch of Great Britain ever to fall in love with Scotland. She thought it was the finest country in the world, and came north of the border as often as she could. Is Queen Victoria related to Mary Queen of Scots? However, while the Tudor dynasty died with Queen […]

David Livingstone. David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls. He returned again in 1860 for a more comprehensive study and was accompanied by John Kirk, a fellow explorer. Who saw the Victoria Falls First? David LivingstoneDavid Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is the first European recorded to have viewed the falls […]

David Livingstone’s. David Livingstone’s porters removed his heart and buried it under a tree in the soils of Africa. They then embalmed his body and carried it 2400 kilometres to the Indian Ocean town of Dar-es-Salaam from where it was shipped back to England. Why was David Livingstone’s heart buried in Africa? His heart is […]

He chose the name ‘Victoria’ to evoke the propriety and respectability associated with the Victorian era; outwardly refined, Victoria’s ‘secrets’ were hidden beneath.” He went on to open a handful of Victoria’s Secret stores and launched its famous catalog. What is Victoria’s Secret actual secret? There is no one “secret” but it is merely part […]

Tori is primarily a given name. It is more common among females, and it is sometimes a diminutive of the given name Victoria. What is the nickname Tori short for? Origin of Tori A short form of Victoria (victory). What is a nickname for the name Victoria? The name Victoria comes with a variety of […]