The Three Loves of Queen Victoria

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901…In terms of moral sensibilities and political reforms, this period began with the passage of the Reform Act 1832. There was a strong religious drive for higher moral standards led by the nonconformist churches, such as the Methodists, and the Evangelical wing of the established Church of England…

Wikipedia entry for “Victorian Era”

Long after her death Queen Victoria has undergone an image makeover. The legendary Queen’s reign lasted from 1837 until 1901, and in portrayals of her in popular media such as film, television, and books, the Queen has often been portrayed as a dowdy, humorless, woman. Victoria’s famous (and possibly apocryphal) phrase, “we are not amused,” and the unsmiling face that we see in official portraits, are often taken as symbols for all that was wrong with the stiff, starched era that bears her name, and she herself is depicted as essentially lacking in deep emotions or passions, something underlined by her lifelong attachment to her deceased husband, Albert.

Brush the cobwebs off that antiquated image and open your mind to a new view of the Queen, who ruled throughout most of the 19th century. Thanks to media interest in her life in recent years, Victoria’s image, from her lifestyle to her personality to her love life,