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2 days ago · Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
- 10 February 1840 – 14 December 1861
- 14 December 1861 (aged 42), Windsor Castle, England
23 hours ago · In the 1830s, Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne changed the country forever. She was the first female ruler of the House of Hanover and remains Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, reigning for 63 years. During Queen Victoria’s reign, she was a frequent traveler – traveling to Scotland and other parts of the U.K. often.
1 day ago · Kindred spirits: Queen Victoria by photographer Alexander Bassano, 1882, and Vincent Namatjira’s portrait of Gina Rinehart. Bassano, Namatjira. Women like us are more interested in hegemony than ...
5 days ago · At 6 a.m. on June 20, 1837, an 18-year-old Victoria was roused from her sleep and told that her 71-year-old uncle, King William IV, had died during the early morning hours of an apparent heart attack. Victoria was now – quite suddenly – Queen of England. When Victoria was born in 1819, there had been little chance of her ever becoming the ...
2 days ago · Victoria Day, Canadian holiday on which the British sovereign’s birthday is celebrated. In 1845, during the reign of Queen Victoria, May 24, the queen’s birthday, was declared a holiday in Canada. After Victoria’s death in 1901, an act of the Canadian Parliament established Victoria Day as a legal.
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3 days ago · mandybarrow.com. Queen Victoria is the longest reigning monarch. in UK history. Queen Victoria was only 18 when she came to the throne and she had a lot to learn. Her reign had a rocky start. She thought that, as queen, she could do as she liked, and she quickly had to learn that she couldn't.
23 hours ago · Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901, making her one of the longest-reigning monarchs in British history. Her reign, known as the Victorian era, was marked by significant industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military changes within the United Kingdom and was a period of great expansion for the British Empire.
