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Aug 19, 2019 · Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819–January 22, 1901), was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the empress of India. She was the longest-ruling monarch of Great Britain until Queen Elizabeth II surpassed her record and ruled during a time of economic and imperial expansion known as the Victorian Era.
Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...
Victoria - Queen, Reign, Legacy: In the Salisbury administration (1895–1902), with which her long reign ended, Victoria was eventually to find not only the sort of ministry with which she felt comfortable but one which lent a last ray of colour to her closing years by its alliance, through Joseph Chamberlain, with the mounting imperialism that she had so greatly enjoyed in Disraeli’s day ...
Mar 15, 2019 · The Victorian Era was a time of rapid social, political and scientific advancement in Great Britain, coinciding with the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901.
Mar 26, 2023 · Queen Victoria's Family Tree. The famous queen's genetic legacy has shaped the royal houses of Europe. Over the course of her 63 year reign, Queen Victoria made an indelible impact not only on ...
Queen Victoria in 1837. When King William IV died on June 20th 1837, Princess Victoria became queen at the age of 18. She was described as a “studious, thoughtful, accomplished, serious and quiet but cheerful girl”. Lord Melbourne was prime minister at this time. HM The Queen at the age of 18. Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey on ...
Queen. Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819, to Edward, Duke of Kent, and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Upon her birth, she was fifth in line for the throne, after her father’s three older brothers (None of whom had children which survived into adulthood), and her father. Edward passed away when Victoria was not yet a year old, moving her ...
