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Queen Victoria

Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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QUEEN

VICTORIA
1819-1901

Childhood

Victoria was the daughter of Edward, the Duke of


Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg.
She was born in Kensington Palace in London on
May 24th, 1819.

Edward died when


Victoria was but
eight months old

In 1837 Queen
Victoria took the
throne after the
death of her uncle
William IV.

Queen Victoria reigned for 64


years.
Queen Victoria is
associated with
Britain's great age of
industrial expansion,
economic progress
and, especially,
empire. At her
death, it was said,
Britain had a
worldwide empire on
which the sun never
set.

Most important men in her


life
First Prime
Minister, Lord
Melbourne
taught her much
about how to be
a ruler in a
'constitutional
monarchy' where
the monarch had
very few powers
but could use
much influence

Prince Albert
He was interested in
the arts, science,
trade and industry
Her marriage to
Prince Albert brought
nine children
between 1840 and
1857.

After Alberts death

Victoria sank into depression after he died, aged


42, in 1861.

For the rest of her reign she wore black.

Until the late 1860s she rarely appeared in public

Seven attempts were made on Victoria's life,


between 1840 and 1882 - her courageous
attitude towards these attacks greatly
strengthened her popularity.

Foreign policy

Supported peace and reconciliation


In 1877 Victoria became Empress of India under
the Royal Titles Act passed by Disraeli's
government

With that her


popularity grew

Constitutional monarchy
Direct political power moved away from
the sovereign
The modern idea of the constitutional
monarch, whose role was to remain above
political parties, began to evolve
Her freedom to choose which individual
should occupy the premiership was
increasingly restricted

Why do we still talk about


her?

She made her first


train journey in 1842.

In her later years, she


almost became the
symbol of the British
Empire.

Victoria died on 22
January 1901 after a
reign which lasted
almost 64 years, the
longest in British
history.

'farewell best beloved, here at


last I shall rest with thee,
with thee in Christ I shall rise
again'.

THE END. THANK YOU.

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