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1 Queen VICTOria Joyce zhang

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3 the longest reigning British monarch
Victoria was born in London on May 24, 1819,She was the only child in her family .her family was living in Edward ,Duke of Kent, and her mother’s name is Victoria Maria, Louisa of Saxe –Coburg ,She became queen after her uncle, William IV, who died in 1837 when she was 18. Her reign lasted until the end of the century. In She married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. They had 9 children totally in the next 20 years. They lived together very happily . Some of their children married into other European royal families.

4 Victoria's Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee were celebrated with great enthusiasm in 1887 and Because of having witnessed a revolution in British government, huge industrial expansion and the growth of a worldwide empire, Victoria died on 22 January 1901, at Osborne House in the Isle of Wight.

5 Victoria never fully recovered from Albert's death in 1861 and she remained in mourning for the rest of her life. Her subsequent withdrawal from public life made her unpopular, but during the late 1870s and 1880s she gradually returned to public view and, with increasingly pro-imperial sentiment, she was restored to favour with the British public. After the Indian Mutiny in 1857, the government of India was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown. In 1877, Victoria became empress of India. Her empire also included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and large parts of Africa. During this period, Britain was largely uninvolved in European affairs, apart from the Crimean War from

6 When did the monarch rule dates?
Victoria was born in London on May 24, 1819 Victoria died on 22 January 1901, at Osborne House in the Isle of Wight.

7 What were their accomplishments as well as failures?
On her accession, Victoria adopted the Whig prime minister Lord Melbourne as her political mentor. In 1840, her influence was replaced by Prince Albert. The German prince never really won the favor of the British public, and after only 17 years she was given official recognition, with the title of 'prince consort'. During her lifetime, Victoria nonetheless relied heavily on Albert. At that time, she was most active as a ruler. Although Victoria sometimes did express her views very forcefully in private, Britain was evolving into a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch had few powers and was expected to remain above party politics,

8 How and when did the monarch’s rule end. this is due Thursday
How and when did the monarch’s rule end ?this is due Thursday? Queen Victoria Alexandrina Victoria (on May 24, on January 22, 1901) queen Victoria in British history longest monarch, reign lasted 64 years. She was the first to "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the queen and India queen" name call British monarch.


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