Queen Victoria's pets
Domestic creatures kept by the British monarch
Victoria’s Favourite Pets , painted by Al in 1841, shows the spaniel Dash , Lory the parrot , the greyhound Nero and deerhound Hector.[ 1]
Wednesday 18 May 1836
Dear Uncle Ernest made me the present of a most delightful Lory, which is so tame, that it remains on your hand, & you may put your finger into its beak, or do any thing with it without its ever attempting to bite. It is larger than Mamma's Grey Parrot, & has a most beautiful plumage; it is scarlet, blue, brown, yellow & purple.
Queen Victoria's journal (18 May 1836)
Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including:
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Helen Rapoo (2003), "Animals", Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion , pp. 34–39, ISBN 9781851093557
^ Cheryl MacDonald (2009), Celebrated Pets: Endearing Tales of Companionship and Loyalty , p. 104
^ Paul Johnson, "And Another Thing", The spectator , 15 April 2000, p. 24
^ William Bambridge (1865), Looty the Pekingese 1865 , Royal Collection Trust
^ Joe Stahlkuppe (2000), Pomeranians , p. 5 , ISBN 9780764110467
^ Jan Toms (2008), Animal Graves and Memorials , Osprey Publishing, p. 39, ISBN 9780747806431
^ Anonymous (1890s). True Stories of Bird and Beast (1st ed.). Glasgow: Blackie and Son.
^ Presberg, Carole. "Queen Victoria's Border Collies" . The Border Collie Museum . Retrieved 22 September 2015 .
^ Alderton, David (5 April 2002). "David Alderton on the joy of parrots" . The Guardian . Retrieved 1 March 2018 .
^ Goldstein, Jack (2014). 101 Amazing Facts about Queen Victoria . Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781783338146 .
^ "MASTERPIECE | What's Fact, What's Fiction in Victoria Season 2 Episode 7" . Masterpiece . Retrieved 1 March 2018 .
^ Torrey, Edwin Fuller (30 November 2021). "5: The Rise of Cats and Madness: III. The Nineteenth Century (5.2. Nineteenth-Century Cats)". Parasites, Pussycats and Psychosis: The Unknown Dangers of Human Toxoplasmosis . Cham, Switzerland: Springer . p. 72. doi :10.1007/978-3-030-86811-6_5 . ISBN 978-3-030-86811-6 . Retrieved 18 October 2024 .
^ Fletcher, Joann (27 October 2023). "CATS: from Pharaohs' felines to Fairy Cat Mother & the Egyptologist!" . Immortal Egypt . Retrieved 18 October 2024 .
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