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    others. Her mother’s struggle to make the child dependent have the opposite effect as Victoria grew to be independent and encouraged herself to do new things. Queen Victoria was eighteen-years-old when she ascended to the throne. As the Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, Victoria reigned for sixty-four years; she left a great mark on Great Britain. Queen Victoria was very headstrong as well as the longest reigning British monarch from 1837-1901. Queen Victoria

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    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

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    the reign of Prince Regent, later crowned as George IV. The era lasted from 1811 to 1820 and can be considered a sub-period of the Georgian era. In 1811 the Prince of Wales seized the power and became Prince Regent. It happened so, because the behaviour of King George III, his father, became erratic due to a mental illness. The era officially ended in 1820, when George III deceased and Prince Regent acceded to the throne and became King George IV. Unofficially, much longer period of time can be considered

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    Victoria life: Queen Victoria was born in London on the 24th of May in 1819, in the palace of Kensington. Victoria was the daughter of Edward, the duke of Kent and Strethearn. Alexandrina Victoria van Hannover (her full name) was the Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 until 1901. Victoria didn't have a good childhood because her mom was overprotected she also thought of her mom as if she was her commander. After the death of her (queen victoria’s mom) second husband they

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    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. The United Kingdom having held little direct political power was a struggle. Queen Victoria privately attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments

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    Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel was born in Bavaria, Germany on August 26, 1819. He attended college at the University of Bonn in Germany before marrying Queen Victoria in February of 1840. Albert then assumed the role of prince consort of England and Ireland. He was Victoria’s most trusted advisor because his advice was usually level-headed and reasonable. While Albert had the respect and trust of Victoria, the same wasn’t true of the public. They looked down on his foreign upbringing

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    It's known to history that the daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on this day in London, on 3 November 1777. Her Royal Highness was the fifth daughter of the royal couple. Christening still happened in the olden days because Princess Sophia was christened on 1 December 1777, in the Great Council Chamber at St James's Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was known as Frederick Cornwallis. It should be noted that HRH had three godparents, all of whom

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    royalty and how the public should perceive royalty. Queen Victoria was the only child to parents Edward, the Duke of Kent, and Princess Victoria, of Saxe-Coburg. She was born on the 24th of May in the year of 1819 in Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom. Victoria had many negative influences in her life; this included her mother and her mother’s adviser Sir John. Victoria never had a positive influence, as a child as her father, Edward, the Duke of Kent, would fulfil that role but was unable

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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

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    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). The first couple of days of her rule were quite remarkable in which she showed poise, composure, and she had experienced in governmental procedures of her state.

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