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How Did Queen Victoria Influence Society

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Queen Alexandrina Victoria of England (reigned June 20,1837 - January 22,1901) was known as a queen that loved her people, wanted to better her country in many ways, tried to influence both foreign and domestic policies, and helped protect the principles of the parliament and free trade. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840, three years after her rise to the throne in 1837. Queen Victoria had nine children with Prince Albert in eighteen years, and they ruled the British Empire together until Prince Albert’s death in 1861 and Queen Victoria’s death in 1901. During Queen Victoria’s reign, many political events came to pass, including the Chartist movement, the Great Exhibition, and the Crimean War. Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire for sixty-three years, and was a beloved queen that helped her empire grow and become a nation that ruled the world, encompassing approximately one quarter of the world’s landmass. During her reign, there was much industrial, political, trade, …show more content…

Queen Victoria immediately ended the Kensington System, demanding that she be allowed to walk where she wanted alone and asking for a hour of privacy each day. She banished John Conroy from the royal court and forbade him from having any contact with her. Queen Victoria also made her mother leave Buckingham Palace, where the queen lived, and banned her from having any contact with the queen at all. As the queen began her rule, an important figure in her early reign was Lord Melbourne, her first Prime Minister. Lord Melbourne taught Queen Victoria a great deal about constitutional government, and gave her a deep respect for the Whig party. Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne came with some very swift actions taken by Victoria against her mother and John Conroy, but she was also helped with political actions by Prime Minister

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