our life in the highlands queen victoria

From July 1832 until just before her death, she kept a detailed journal, which eventually encompassed 122 volumes. Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day during her adult life.

She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover.

It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian era. From, she had the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. In 1891 he was given the Victoria Faithful Service Medal for 21 years’ service. Presentation copy, signed by Queen Victoria on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Victoria R” with an inscription in another hand, “For Francis Clark 2nd January 1871.” The recipient, Francis Clark entered the service of Queen Victoria as High Attendant in 1870. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. To Which are Prefixed and Added Extracts From the Same Journal Giving an Account of Earlier Visits to Scotland, and Tours in England and Ireland, and Yachting Excursions.Įarly printing of Victoria’s immensely popular book which sold twenty thousand copies, published in the same year as the first edition.

Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, From 1848 to 1861.

Our life in the highlands queen victoria