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The Jubilee (Police) Medal 1887 was issued to all ranks of the Metropolitan and City of London Police Forces, who were involved in the Jubilee Parade and celebrations of Queen Victoria's Golden ...
After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in ... presence in Victoria's life and he was awarded the Devoted Service Medal. His personality charmed her as well as him possessing values ...
However after doing some research the 28-year-old discovered that it was a medal from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Similar medals are currently on display at the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Brown, who was then 21 and had grown up locally, was working as a ghillie on the estate and was made leader of the queen's pony by Albert, a role which saw him accompany Victoria as she rode out.
There are over 70 designs of 50p coins and five of these are military-themed, with two honouring the Victoria Cross (VC) award. The VC medal was introduced in 1856 by Queen Victoria to mark acts ...
After our duty is over in one year, she would come again to award [the Member of the Victorian Order medal]… After giving ... dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria who became enamored ...
When war began in 1914, no fewer than eight countries were ruled by descendants of Queen Victoria. Three of her relatives waged a war whose consequence saw two of them (Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany ...