The Best Books About Queen Victoria. ... their fairytale romance—a love story that transcended even death—but there was far more to the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert than passion.

But no war affected Victoria as much as the death of Albert in 1861. It left her almost paralyzed with grief: For years she could barely face official duties or appearing in public.

After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled however, by an unexpected figure.

Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Consort Albert wedded on February 10, 1840. And while their nuptials went as planned, the monarch was unamused by the customs and traditions of the day.