literature: In the famous story who was Passepartouts master?

Questions

Why was the year 1842 significant for Queen Victoria?

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist."Queen Victoria speaking during which British military action?

It will be a very great satisfaction to me... to make the acquaintance of one who has set so bright an example to our sex." Who was Queen Victoria writing to?

Dr James Simpson was knighted by Queen Victoria after the birth of her eighth child in 1853. Which medicine did he administer during childbirth?

When did the last execution in the Tower of London take place?