Queen Victoria Aimee Wilkinson Queen Victoria was a strong female figure of the 18th century, leading into the 19th. She was born to rule and was the longest serving British monarch and ruled for almost 64 years. She created the Victorian period, led battles, created her own rules, and lived a family life. Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 in London. She was the only child of Edward, (Duke of Kent, 4th son of George III), and his wife Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. Her father died when she was just eight months old. She became heir to the throne, as her three uncles, George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV), did not have any living …show more content…
This time is famous for expansions and explorations of the British Empire through Africa and Asia. The British Navy fought throughout the 19th century, but queen Victoria was still bothered by the Irish problem throughout her empire. Victoria’s failure at the Boer War left her humiliated and upset. In 1899, British armies went south to Africa, fighting the second Boer War. This war lasted from October 1899 to May 1902. During this time Victoria was concerned about her army and navy, and felt as though she wanted to lift their spirits. She decided to send them chocolate from home as a Christmas and New Year gift. Due to the Industrial Revolution, the English society was divided into three classes. There was the Church and Aristocracy, the Middle Class and the Poor, Working Class. The Victorians were deeply religious, and families were generally large. People were more often than not Christian, churchgoers, and read the Bible regularly. By the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, people were starting to doubt Christianity or the organized religion. This has been reflected in Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Tale of Two Cities”. The beginning of her era started off with rapid economic growth and optimism, but later led to the disintegration of the British Empire. When she first stared ruling, two men influenced her: Lord Melbourne, her first Prime Minister, and her husband, Prince Albert, whom she wed in 1840. Both of
Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, in Kensington Palace in London. Her parents were Edward, the Duke of Kent, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. When Queen Victoria was 8 months old her father passed away, and her mother reacted by shunning Victoria's uncles on her father’s side, William IV and George IV. Having had a secluded upbringing her personality hardened and she grew into having strong prejudices towards others and became very stubborn. She was also inclined to self-pity. Her mother's advisor Sir John Conroy twisted her childhood from her. He was the one who had convinced her mother to shun the uncles, and convinced her to raise Victoria by the "Kensington system." This system isolated Victoria from most, and, in Conroy's hopes, would make her depend on him to rule the country. When both her uncle's passed away before succeeding the throne, at 18 years old she became the Queen, and she did so alone. The one thing her mother did teach her was to be cautious in who she friended. Victoria's memory held firm of those who mistreated her, and she was not one to 'forgive and forget'. Queen Victoria disagreed with some of the traditions and values that had been around. For one she hated childbirth and everything to do with children, yet she was supposed to represent motherhood and family and she did. Even though she
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland from June 20 1837 until she died in January 1901. She was the daughter of Prince Edward, and was raised under extreme supervision by German born mother, Princess Victoria. Queen Victoria inherited the throne by age 18, after her three brothers unfortunately died.
Queen Elizabeth the first, was the queen of England for almost 50 years in the 1500s. She was a very interesting person with a huge variety of characteristics. She was cunning, but kind, very smart, and also manipulative. During her reign she had many major accomplishments; she restored the church of England, soothed tensions between England and France, she was also a patron of the arts. She had many accomplishments because she was a strong leader who had many leadership qualities.
Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24, 1819. She was fifth in line for succession after her father and his three older brothers. This meant that she was thought of very little in contention for the throne. After a series of deaths and failures of producing heirs, the throne fell into her lap. Victoria was woken up at 6:00 AM by her mother informing Victoria that her uncle and king, William IV, had passed early that morning; making Victoria the new Queen of England. Within the next 2 years, Victoria marries her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Victoria will go on to spend the next two decades of her reign pregnant; bearing nine children who then married into royal
Queen Victoria is one of the most well-known historical monarch in human history, she made the British Empire into the main world power during her time and ushered in the famous Victorian era during the 1800s. The Victorian era is known by scholars to be the Pax Britannia of the English people, it is a period that was filled with highly moralistic language and sense of morality that is sharply different from British culture before the rise of Queen Victoria. The industrial revolution was in full bloom during the Victorian era, which saw most of the Europe and the Americas to become fully industrialized or on their way of becoming fully industrialized. Sadly, the imperialism that Victoria morality created would lead the world into the “War to
Queen Victoria was only eight months old when she lost her grandfather and her father. She got married to her first cousin Albert and they had 9 kids. Also, her husband died and she went into depression for nearly a decade and never got remarried so she was a widow for nearly 40 years. Biographers noted, “...her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840; her married life of 21 years, from 1840 to 1861; and her widowhood of almost 40 years.” (Biography.com Editors, 1). Obviously Queen Victoria had a very eventful life from having a controlling husband whom she adored to hiding for 10 years after he had died. Queen Victoria has learned many things from being home schooled some of which are literature, history, geography, Bible, and learned how to speak and write in many languages English, french, and German. Some hobbies she had was writing, singing, painting, and playing the piano all of these she had enjoyed into her old age. Queen Victoria was educated a
Queen Victoria did so many things for her country and people. Due to large family responsibilities she had very little to no time for society. “During Victoria’s reign the monarchy developed a new ceremonial function in relation to the public and state affairs” (“Victoria (1819-1901)”). During her free time she would write journal and letters. There were two points in which the Queen was almost assassinated. She had the longest years of reigning which were 63 years, however, in 2015 Queen Elizabeth ll surpassed Queen Victoria’s years of reigning. A low point in her reigning time was not being able to prevent the Crimean War. While the Crimean War was going on Queen Victoria organized a relief for the wounded, visited hospitals, gave medals.
Have you ever heard about Queen Victoria? If you have heard about her, have heard about her life with Prince Albert? If not don't worry I’m going to be telling you all about her life with Prince Albert. You might think that her life with Prince Albert is boring but, let me tell their life together was very interesting.
Victoria became queen at age eighteen after the death of her uncle, William IV, in the year 1837
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.
Her mother was Victoire Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. Queen Victoria became the successor to the British crown after the death of her uncle George IV in 1825. Members of Parliament gave royalty to the princess (Daniels, 2016).
She was the Queen of the United Kingdom in Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901. She was in the second longest reign of any other British monarch in history. She was the only child of Edward the duke of Kent and King George III's fourth son, and Victoria Saxe-Sal field-Coburg, sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians, was queen of Great Britain for 63 years. She died in England in 1901.She severed Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, and the empress of India from1877 until for death.
Victoria as a queen: Queen Victoria was known as a modern and hardworking queen. After the death of Albert she was single for 40 years. Victoria had a strong opinion. She took her role as queen seriously
Queen Victoria was the queen of England for 63 years. Holding the 2ed longest monarchy of England. During her rule she had accomplished many things and throughout her legacy she will not be forgotten. Queen Victoria was a very powerful and looked up to queen in her time. Some of her accomplishments were that she had become an empress of India (1877), got a demand jubilee (1887), and the great exhibition (1851).
Born on 24 May, 1819 in Kensington Palace, Alexandrina Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. At birth, Victoria was the fifth in line after her father and his three older brothers. Eight months after her birth, her father had died and she was the next in line as her three uncles before her had no legitimate children who survived. In 1830 after her uncle George IV died, she became heiress presumptive next to her surviving uncle, William IV. The Regency Act of 1830 made special provision for the Duchess of Kent to act as her regent just in case William died while Victoria was still a minor. King William in 1836 declared in the Duchess’ presence that he wanted to live until