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In search of Queen Victoria’s favourite flower
Queen Victoria mentions violets over 100 times in her journals. Head Gardener Toby Beasley researched this love and varieties to see this season at Osborne.
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New portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter goes on display at Osborne
A new painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African ruler who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, has been unveiled at Osborne, the Queen’s seaside home on the Isle of Wight. English Heritage will also be commissioning portraits of other historical black figures associated with the charity’s sites, and whose stories like Bonetta’s have been previously overlooked.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Hector Berlioz at 58 Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, London W1G 8HW, City of Westminster.
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A Brief History Of Curry in England: A Dish Fit For A Queen
Curry was almost as popular with the Victorians as it is today thanks to Queen Victoria. Sam Bilton investigates the origins of our enjoyment of Indian food.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Hector Berlioz at 58 Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, London W1G 8HW, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Hector Berlioz at 58 Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, London W1G 8HW, City of Westminster.
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The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I
Elizabethan theatre is flourishing. But will a brand-new Tudor musical romp, in which Good Queen Bess takes to the stage herself, be the making of this heroine or spell the beginning of her downfall? The stage is set for regicidal rivalries, devious dramatics, and plotting playwrights. Beset by misunderstandings and a script that…let’s just say…needs some work, this production promises to be largely historical, always hysterical. As the old saying goes…thy show must go-eth on! ★★★★★ – “So entertaining…laugh-out-loud funny” ★★★★★ – “Riotously fun. Hugely enjoyable” ★★★★★ – “The ultimate British theatrical experience” – Hastings Independent Press ★★★★★ – “Great fun for the whole family…my kids are still talking about it!”
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Wander the opulently decorated State Apartments at Osborne House, where Queen Victoria took dinner, played billiards and received numerous dignitaries during the time that she lived at Osborne.
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New portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter goes on display at Osborne
A new painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African ruler who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, has been unveiled at Osborne, the Queen’s seaside home on the Isle of Wight. English Heritage announced today (7 October 2020) that it will also be commissioning portraits of other historical black figures associated with the charity’s sites and whose stories like Bonetta’s, have been previously overlooked. The painting of Bonetta by artist Hannah Uzor is on display at Osborne throughout October – Black History Month – and will then return on display next spring as part of English Heritage’s wider series of portraits across several sites.
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The collection at Osborne gives us a unique insight into royal family life in the 19th century. Queen Victoria's seaside retreat was a place that she and her family treasured and the objects they displayed there tell the story of change and development in Victorian Britain and the story of the British Empire. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.