A TALK entitled Queen Victoria: A Life in Portraits will take place on Thursday, October 18.

Dr Gillian White will be delivering the talk for Stourbridge Historical Society at Wollaston Room, Stourbridge Town Hall from 7.30pm.

Guests will follow Queen Victoria’s story in a selection of portraits, some familiar and some not, and see a toddler develop into a symbol of the nation.

Previously, Dr White has delivered talks on the Tudors, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and the Cavendish Family.

For more information, call David Hickman on 01384 274014 or visit stourbridgehistoricalsociety.com.