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Dash (1830–1840) was a King Charles Spaniel owned by Queen Victoria. Victoria's biographer Elizabeth Longford , called him "the Queen's closest childhood companion", [ 1 ] and in the words of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , he "was the first in a long line of beloved little dogs".
Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug; Alma – a possible Thoroughbred given by King Victor Emmanuel [2] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [3] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [1] Flora – a Highland pony given by King Victor ...
In the centre of the chapel is a monument to Edward, Duke of Kent, Victoria's father. He died in 1820 and is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor. One of the sculptures is of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in Saxon dress, commissioned after Prince Albert's death and executed by William Theed (1804–91).
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Gen. George Custer. West Point, New York The Civil War general most famous for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn can be found in the West Point Cemetery alongside many other ...
Queen Victoria's Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore and the Royal Burial Ground (front). The Royal Burial Ground is a cemetery used by the British royal family.Consecrated on 23 October 1928 by the Bishop of Oxford, it is adjacent to the Royal Mausoleum, which was built in 1862 to house the tomb of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
This story was published in May 2022, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. On September 8, 2022, the Queen passed away, placing her son, King Charles III on the throne. For a woman who ...
Queen Victoria Riding Out is an 1840 painting by the British artist Francis Grant. [1] It depicts Queen Victoria riding out on her horse Comus in Windsor Great Park . Next to her is the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne while her dogs Dash and Islay run out in front.