CHAPTER I.—Reign of Queen Victoria—Outlook of Royalty in 1819—Duke and Duchess of Kent—Birth of Victoria—Anecdotes.
CHAPTER II.—First Meeting with Prince Albert—Death of William IV.—Accession of Queen Victoria—First Speech from the Throne—Coronation—Life at Windsor—Personal Appearance—Betrothal to Prince Albert—Income from the Country.
CHAPTER III.—Marriage—Family Habits—Birth of Princess Royal—Queen's Views of Religious Training—Osborne and Balmoral—Death of the Duke of Wellington.
CHAPTER IV.—Chief Public Events, 1837-49—Rebellion in Canada—Opium War with China—Wars in North-west India—Penny Postage—Repeal of the Corn-laws—Potato Famine—Free Trade-Chartism.
CHAPTER V.—The Crimean War, 1854-55—Interest of the Queen and Prince Consort in the suffering Soldiers—Florence Nightingale—Distribution of Victoria Crosses by the Queen.
CHAPTER VI.—The Indian Mutiny, 1857-58—The Queen's Letter to Lord Canning.
CHAPTER VII.—Marriage of the Princess Royal—Twenty-first Anniversary of Wedding-day—Death of the Prince-Consort.
CHAPTER VIII.—Death of Princess Alice—Illness of Prince of Wales—The Family of the Queen—Opening of Indian Exhibition and Imperial Institute—Jubilee—Death of Duke of Clarence—Marriage of Princess May.
CHAPTER IX.—The Queen as an Artist and Author—In her Holiday Haunts—Norman Macleod—Letter to Mr Peabody—The Queen's Drawing-room—Her pet Animals—A Model Mistress—Diamond Jubilee—Death of the Queen.
CHAPTER X.—Summary of Public Events and Progress of the Nation.