Queen Victoria’s undergarments have been popular in the past. In 2008, one of her nighties sold for about $6,060, while a pair of bloomers were snapped up for about $5,245 and a chemise for $4,429.

A set of undies owned by the late Queen Victoria, who died in 1901, will go under the hammer on Thursday - the items were unearthed from a wardrobe after more than 120 years ...

In “Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,” Anne Somerset insightfully describes the arc of Victoria’s reign by tracking what amounted to a shifting variety of governing partnerships.

Queen Victoria reigned from June 20, 1837, until her death on January 22, 1901. She was 81 years old and succeeded by her son Edward VII. Her reign of 63 years and seven months was the longest of ...