'Victoria' Season 1: The Queen's Husband' Recap

Previously, on Victoria: Victoria and Albert tell everyone about their engagement. The queen faces off with her ministers and Parliament itself about what Albert’s title might be, and how much of an allowance he’ll be allowed. The amount ends up being less than he wants, and Albert frets that he’ll be dependent on Victoria for everything. Despite several setbacks, including everyone in the queen’s life explaining to her that aristocratic men tend to have mistresses after they’re married, Victoria and Albert’s wedding takes place. Victoria and Lord Melbourne say a rather heartfelt and heartbreaking goodbye, as he decides to go run the government from Brocket Hall. We’ll miss you, Lord M!

This week’s episode is much slower than last week’s, which is probably natural, after all that romantic excitement.

Married Life Seems to Suit Victoria. Albert, Not So Much. Victoria and Albert return from their brief honeymoon, and all seems well with the royal couple. They’re certainly getting along well, if their romantic life is anything to go by. The episode opens with the happy couple in bed together – getting interrupted by Lehzen, in fact – and we see at several other points that the physical aspect of the relationship is something they both very much enjoy.