Victoria and albert

This month, to mark the 200th anniversary of Prince Albert's birth, more than 17,500 photographs, prints, and official papers relating to Queen Elizabeth's consort are being made available to the public online by the Royal Collection Trust.

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The sizzling scenes between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert have eclipsed Poldark thanks to their bodice-ripping intensity - and the real-life relationship was every bit as lusty.

Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, 1860. Portrait of Victoria , the longest reigning monarch and her husband Prince Albert who was born in the same year but died of typhus in 1861, aged 42.

By modern standards, these are quite tame, but they caused outrage during the mid-1800s.

To the outside world Queen Victoria and Prince Albert seemed the embodiment of domestic bliss, but the reality was very different.

Learn all about the rich, storied history behind Victoria and Albert's nine children and their fascinating (and sometimes scandalous) lives.

From Queen Victoria to Princess Charlotte.