Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books

On today's date in 1838, eighteen year old Victoria was crowned Queen of England.  She reigned for more than 63 years and gave her name to an entire era.  In 1840, she married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had 9 children.  The couple's children and grandchildren were married out across Europe and the genetic trait of hemophilia that passed to some of her descendants would have tragic consequences years later in Russia.  This is her coronation portrait.