Queen Victoria survived assassination attempts by seven men in her lifetime. Getty/iStock It was 183 years ago today when Queen Victoria survived the first of two consecutive assassination ...

The finished Crystal Palace earned Paxton worldwide acclaim and a knighthood from Queen Victoria. Once the exhibition had ended, the entire structure was relocated to the affluent suburb of Sydenham.

The two attempts on her life, carried out by 19-year-old John Francis, happened within a span of 24 hours, historical records ...

It was 183 years ago today when Queen Victoria survived the first of two consecutive assassination attempts in London. As the queen returned to Buckingham Palace on May 29, 1842, a young man named ...