THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS September 15, 1855 - Her Majesty's visit to Paris - Grand Ball at Hotel De Ville, the Exterior.
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In August 1855, Queen Victoria made a historic State Visit
to Paris, the first time a British monarch had visited the French
capital in over 400 years. Just 40 years after the defeat of Napoleon
Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo, France and Britain had entered a
military alliance against Russia in the Crimean War.
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