June 20, 1837

Queen Victoria’s Coronation

August 1, 1838

Slavery abolished in the British Empire

May 1, 1851

The Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London

March 28, 1854

Britain and France declare war on Russia and the Crimean War begins

May 10, 1857

Indian Uprising

August 2, 1858

Government of India Act establishes the British Raj

December 14, 1861

Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, dies (aged 42)

October 11, 1865

Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica

1867

British North America Act passes: Canada unites provinces and becomes a dominion

May 1, 1876

Victoria is declared Empress of India

1886

First (Irish) Home Rule bill is rejected

June 20, 1887

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee

June 22, 1887
Unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria on Castle Hill, Windsor, June 22, 1887
Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm in Windsor
January 24, 1888
"Centennial Celebrations at Sydney— Unveiling the Queen’s Statue": unveiling by Lord Charles Robert Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, and Lady Carrington, on January 24, 1888.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm in Sydney, Australia
January 24, 1888

Unveiling of statue of Queen Victoria in Sydney, Austrlia by Lord Charles Robert Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, and Lady Carrington

Unveiling by Lord Charles Robert Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, and Lady Carrington, on January 24, 1888

Sculptor: Joseph Edgar Boehm

July 25, 1888
Unveiling by Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, on July 25, 1888.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm in Bristol
February 19, 1890
"Statue of the Queen at Oodeypore": unveiling by Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, February 19, 1890.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Charles Bell Birch in Udaipur, India
July 8, 1890
Unveiling by Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of Natal, on July 8, 1890.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
May 28, 1896
"The Ceremony at the Unveiling of the Statue": unveiling by Sir William Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong, on May 28, 1896. Hong Kong, China.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Mario Raggi in Hong Kong
June 22, 1897

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

June 22, 1897
Unveiling by Sir Henry Blake, Governor of Jamaica, and Lady Blake, on June 22, 1897. Kingston, Jamaica. Photo by Duperley and Son, published in *The Queen’s Empire: A Pictorial and Descriptive Record*, with an introduction by H.O. Arnold-Forster (London: Cassell, 1899), 47.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Emanuel Edward Geflowski in Kingston, Jamaica
April 19, 1899
"Unveiling the Queen’s Statue on April 19": unveiling by the Prince of Wales, future King George V, on April 19, 1899.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Hamo Thornycroft in Durban, South Africa
August 26, 1899
Unveiling by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, on August 26, 1899.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Harry Bates in Dundee, Scotland
October 10, 1899

Second Boer War begins in South Africa

January 22, 1901

Victoria dies and is succeeded by Edward VII

February 2, 1901

Queen Victoria's Funeral

February 3, 1901
Statue of Queen Victoria with mourning wreaths, February 3, 1901, in Albert Park, Auckland
Statue of Queen Victoria by Francis John Williamson in Auckland, New Zealand
February 11, 1901
"Queen’s Statue, Victoria Square, Adelaide, on the day of the Queen’s Funeral"
Statue of Queen Victoria by Charles Bell Birch in Adelaide, Australia
March 1901

The statue of Queen Victoria in Hong Kong is crowned with mourning wreaths to commemorate her death

Sculptor: Mario Raggi

August 1901
Mourning ceremony marking Queen Victoria’s death, August 1901.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Giuseppe Valente in Valletta, Malta
September 22, 1901
"Unveiling Queen’s Statue, Ottawa, R&O Navigation Co." (postcard): unveiling by the Prince of Wales, future King George V, on September 22, 1901
Statue of Queen Victoria by Louis-Philippe Hébert in Ottawa, Canada
1901

A polychrome plaster statue of Victoria is displayed in front of Kelvingrove Art Galleries at the International Exhibition in Glasgow

Sculptor: George Frampton

August 9, 1902

Coronation of King Edward VII

1902
Model of the statue of Queen Victoria in George Frampton’s studio, undated (before 1902)
Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, India
1902-1903
"Queen Victoria Monument, Queen’s Park" (postcard): ceremony around the queen’s statue, 1910.
Queen Victoria Monument by Mario Raggi in Toronto, Canada
1903
Public school cadets drawn up in front of the Queen Victoria statue to salute the flag on Empire Day, May 24, 1907, in Victoria Square
Statue of Queen Victoria by Francis John Williamson in Christchurch, New Zealand
1905
Alfred Drury and assistants in his London studio with the model of his Queen Victoria statue
Statue of Queen Victoria by Alfred Drury in Wellington, New Zealand
May 24, 1905
"The unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria on Empire Day by His Excellency Sir Wm Grey-Wilson [Governor of the Bahamas]," May 24, 1905.
Statue of Queen Victoria by John Adams-Acton in Nassau, Bahamas
December 18, 1905
"The Prince of Wales Unveiling the Statue of Queen Victoria at Agra," December 18, 1905.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Thomas Brock, formerly in Agra, India
March 17, 1906
Unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria in the Jeevanjee Gardens by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, March 17, 1906.
Statue of Queen Victoria by unknown sculptor in Nairobi, Kenya
March 17, 1906
Unveiling by the Prince of Wales, future King George V, on March 17, 1906.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Hamo Thornycroft in Karachi, Pakistan
June 28, 1906
"Statue of Queen Victoria unveiled by H. M. The King at Derby, June 28th, 1906" (postcard).
State of Queen Victoria by Charles Bell Birch in Derby
July 11, 1906
Unveiling by King Edward VII on July 11, 1906
Statue of Queen Victoria by George Frampton in Newcastle upon Tyne
November 27, 1906
"Unveiling at Leeds Town Hall of a statue of Queen Victoria by the Lord Mayor, Mr. Edwin Woodhouse," November 27, 1906.
Statue of Queen Victoria by George Frampton in Leeds
October 12, 1907
"Lord Rosebery in the 'City of Queens' ”: Inauguration of the Queen Victoria Memorial at Leith’: unveiling by Lord Rosebery (Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery) on October 12, 1907.
Statue of Queen Victoria by John Rind in Leith, Scotland
February 17, 1908
"Ireland’s Tribute to Queen Victoria": unveiling by King Edward VII on February 17, 1908.
Statue of Queen Victoria by John Hughes in Dublin, Ireland
May 24, 1908
Unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria by Canada's Governor-General Earl Grey on May 24, 1908.
Statue of Queen Victoria by Louis-Philippe Hébert in Hamilton, Canada
May 21, 1910

Edward VII dies and is succeeded by George V

May 16, 1911
" 'Looking Towards the Heart of the Great City Whose People She Knew and Loved so Well': The Statue of Queen Victoria on the Queen Victoria Memorial Now Unveiled": unveiling by King George V on May 16, 1911.
Queen Victoria Memorial by Thomas Brock in London
June 22, 1911

Coronation of King George V

December 12, 1911

George V is crowned King Emperor at Delhi Durbar

1914-1918

First World War

1916

Easter Rising in Dublin

ca. 1921

A statue of Queen Victoria installed in Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, India 

Sculptor: Thomas Brock

1922

Irish Free State established

May 24, ca. 1930

The statue of Queen Victoria in Sydney, Australia is decorated for Empire Day

Sculptor: Joseph Edgar Boehm

1939-1945

Second World War

July 1947

Indian Independence Act creates independent dominions of India and Pakistan

July 1948

The Queen Victoria monument is removed from Leinster House, Dublin, Ireland 

Sculptor: John Hughes

1954
The statue of Queen Victoria in Georgetown, Guyana shows damage caused by dynamite explosions
Sculptor: Henry Richard Hope-Pinker 
 
ca. 1970
Removal of Queen Victoria statue on official recognition of Guyana as a republic, c.1970.
Statue of Queen Victoria by H. R. Hope Porter in Georgetown, Guyana
March 2010
"Queen Victoria statue attacked during Jacob Zuma’s UK trip," March 4, 2010
Statue of Queen Victoria by Edwin Roscoe Mullins in Port Elizabeth, South Africa