It wasn't until Queen Victoria's German roots publicly influenced the English-speaking world. Queen Victoria’s mother, Marie Louise Victoria the Duchess of Kent, was German, along with Queen ...

Victoria was unimpressed. As queen, however, she interviewed German, Dutch and even Russian princes, and found them all unsatisfactory. In truth she was not interested in marrying, as she was ...

She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert from Germany. The queen's reign is known as the Victorian age. Nearly 200 years ...

17th-century German settlers brought the tradition to North America. The tradition didn't catch on with most Americans until Queen Victoria popularized it. In 1846, Victoria and her German husband ...

In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence to Victoria and her German-born consort, Prince Albert. While Christmas trees were introduced to Britain by Queen ...