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A young John Brown as sketched by Queen Victoria. Prince Albert's untimely death in 1861 was a shock from which Queen Victoria never fully recovered. John Brown became a friend and supported the Queen. Victoria was known to give him many gifts as well as creating two medals for him, the Faithful Servant Medal and the Devoted Service Medal.
John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. 1810–1876), American author of Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown; John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant and close friend of Queen Victoria; John Ednie Brown (1848–1899), Scottish author on sylviculture and state conservator of forests
With John Brown at Balmoral, 1863. Photograph by G. W. Wilson. Through the 1860s, Victoria relied increasingly on a manservant from Scotland, John Brown. [126] Rumours of a romantic connection and even a secret marriage appeared in print, and some referred to the Queen as "Mrs. Brown". [127]
Beijing Biden, a nickname used by critics of Biden who perceive him as lenient in foreign policy towards China. [201] [202] Creepy Joe, a nickname used by Biden's opponents referring to his perceived creepy interactions with women. [203] Crooked Joe, nickname used by Biden's opponent Donald Trump and his supporters in the 2024 presidential ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...
Big Clunking Fist, first used by Tony Blair during his final Queen's Speech debate, [88] it was later used by columnists throughout the British media. [89] [90] Great Clunking Fist, a common misquote. [91] [92] [93] Bottler Brown, used in relation to Brown not calling an election in 2007 after previously suggesting he would. [94]
The story concerns a recently widowed Queen Victoria and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown, a trusted servant of her deceased husband, and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had served Victoria's Prince Consort, Prince Albert ; Victoria's Household thought Brown might help the Queen who had remained in mourning since ...
Queen and Empress Victoria Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. At the start of her reign, responsible government outside of the United Kingdom itself was unknown, but starting in the 1840s this would change.