Queen Victoria was the Queen of England from 1837 to 1901.At the time of the start of her reign she was only 18. She was born among the brick walls of Kensington Palace. She had a great influence on her era and to later eras. She was born in 1819 and was the niece of William IV. Victoria's dad, died named Edward, Duke of Kent. when she was very little which madeher sad.
Victoria's nickname as a child was "Drina" but here mom preffered to call her Victoria. She was never left alone as a child as everyone feared one of her uncles would kill her. She spoke German for a while until she finally learned English. Her favorite subject was history. She once saw a Royal family tree and realized how close she was to be throned.
John Conroy was the person who really kept Queen Victoria safe as a child, he would have to hold her hand walking up a staircase even. In her teen years Victoria got sick with tonsilitis. Conroy wanted her to sign document stating that he would be her secretary when she became Queen. She refused hi
was her fiftieth year of reign she was presented with a Golden Jubilee of public celebration. Ten years later she got a Diamond Jubilee.
She had a personality marked by strong prejudices and a willful stubborness. Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg in the year 1840. Together they had nine children in their marriage.
Queen Victoria died in the year 1901, at the age of 83. She had
left detailed plans for her funeral. She wished for her sons to lift her into her coffin. She wore a white dress and a wedding veil. Victoria disliked black funerals, so London was made up of purple and white.
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