Queen Victoria The Queen of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years, the mother of nine children and grandmother to 42, Queen Victoria's life was one of magnificent proportions. Victoria's childhood was difficult and lonely but from the time she took the throne aged just eighteen she blossomed into a powerful woman, both frivolous and formidable. Inside you will read about... - An Unsentimental Marriage - Race to Produce an Heir - Finally an Adult and Finally a Queen - V&A - Die Shattenseite - The Hungry Forties and Albert's Great Exhibition - The Widow at Windsor And much more In her...

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart was born into a powerful royal dynasty that was at war with the rest of Europe and with itself. Mary's ascent to the throne was disarmingly easy and she reached adulthood completely unprepared for the plots and betrayals she would be subject to. As the head of a resolutely unstable country, Mary struggled to maintain her grip on the precarious crown on her head and was removed from the throne by an armed rebellion. Inside you will read about... - Early Life - A Fairy Tale in France - A Most Tragic Year - Return to Scotland and Marriage to Darnley - The Murders...