Chronicle of Queen Victoria

Victoria's funeral was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and she was interred beside Prince Albert in the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore.

Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, aged 81.

Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession took place in London, celebrating her 60 years on the throne.

Victoria surpassed her grandfather George III as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

Victoria engaged two Indian Muslims as waiters, one of whom was Abdul Karim.

Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee, marking the fiftieth anniversary of her accession.

Victoria fell down some stairs at Windsor, leaving her lame and plagued with rheumatism thereafter.

Roderick Maclean shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station.

Victoria's second daughter, Alice, died of diphtheria in Darmstadt.

The Delhi Durbar proclaimed Victoria as Empress of India.

Victoria took the title 'Empress of India' under the Royal Titles Act 1876.

The Prince of Wales recovered from typhoid fever, and a public parade and thanksgiving service were held in London.

Prince Albert died from typhoid fever.

Victoria and Albert attended the opening of a new basin at the French military port of Cherbourg.

Victoria and Albert visited Napoleon III in Paris.

John William Bean tried to fire a pistol at the Queen, but it was loaded only with paper and tobacco.

Victoria was riding in a carriage along The Mall, London, when John Francis aimed a pistol at her, but the gun did not fire.

Victoria's first child, also named Victoria, was born.

Victoria married Prince Albert in the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace, London.

Victoria proposed to Prince Albert, and they were engaged.

Victoria's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey.

Victoria turned 18 and became Queen of the United Kingdom after the death of her uncle, King William IV.

Princess Elizabeth died, and Victoria moved up to third in line to the throne.

William's second daughter, Princess Elizabeth, was born. Victoria was fourth in line to the throne while Elizabeth lived.

Victoria was christened privately by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, in the Cupola Room at Kensington Palace. She was named Alexandrina after one of her godparents, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and Victoria, after her mother.

Victoria was born at 4:15 a.m. at Kensington Palace in London. She was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Princess Charlotte, the first daughter of William, Duke of Clarence, was born and died on this day, two months before Victoria's birth.