Queen Victoria was actually on her Scottish estate at Balmoral between August and November 1888, the period over which the Jack the Ripper murders.

However, this did not stop her from taking a part in the hunt for Jack the Ripper, and she was involved in the investigation into and public reaction to the crimes in various ways throughout October and November 1888.

In this video, we look at the different ways in which Victoria was connected to the Jack the Ripper murders.

From the oftmade suggestion that the atrocities were the work of the member of the Royal family, to various ways in which various of her subjects tried to utilize her assistance and intervention in bringing the perpetrator of the crimes to justice; we follow her into November 1888, when she began criticizing the police, and sent her suggestions and opinions on what they were doing wrong.

The video uses modernday footage of various locations, as well as Victorian photographs and press clippings that help present a picture of the Royal involvement in the hunt for Jack the Ripper.