Before you discount the Victorian era for its notoriously prudish etiquette and over-the-top bustle skirts (truly the ultimate bump-its), you'd be wise to read up on all of the cultural traditions ...

Queen Victoria has an evergreen connection to the Christmas tree. The holiday decoration staple, which is ubiquitous this time of year, has royal roots that many may not know about — Queen Victoria ...

But Victoria and Albert weren’t the first royals to put up what is known today as a Christmas tree. George III married Queen Charlotte who, like Albert, was raised in Germany. Charlotte is credited ...