Queen Victoria: In Her Own Words S01E02 - From Grief to Glory

The monarch's diaries and letters reveal how her husband Prince Albert's sudden death left her unable to carry out royal duties, escaping instead to Balmoral to grieve in private. Eventually, the near-death of her eldest son Bertie brought her back into the spotlight and royal life, and a the British Empire expanded, Victoria developed a growing interest in one of the most exotic corners of her empire - India.