On Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the James A. Tuttle Library, 45 Main St., Antrim, will host “A Visit from Queen Victoria” with presenter Sally Mummey.

In 1837, teenage Victoria ascended to the British throne, untrained and innocent. Those who would try to usurp her power underestimated the woman whose mettle sustained her through her 63-year reign.

Using Queen Victoria’s diary and letters, this program reveals the personal details of a powerful-yet-humane woman, who took seriously her role as monarch in a time of great expansion. She and her husband Albert’s children she left a royal legacy for an era that bears her name.

Mummey performs this living history in proper 19th-century clothing resplendent with Royal Orders. This New Hampshire Humanities event is free and open to the public.

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