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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors —constituted the Victorian era .
Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901).
Who Was Queen Victoria? Queen Victoria served as monarch of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. She became Empress of India in 1877.
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Queen Victoria is famous because she ruled Britain for 63 years, saw the British Empire greatly expand, and her name was given to the Victorian Era, a period of great social, political, and industrial change.
A well-trod period, with its usual cast of characters, gets trod again, but few readers will object. Historian Somerset, author of The Life and Times of King William IV, writes that Victoria (1819-1901), after an unhappy if comfortable childhood, became queen at age 18 in 1837 and was not shy about taking up her role.Despite offering few surprises for the educated reader, Somerset delivers an ...
Remembrance Day: RMS Queen Elizabeth Was WW2 Victoria’s best-kept ‘secret’. The Royal Mail Service Ship Queen Elizabeth was so huge she could be seen from Port Angeles — but no one ‘knew,’ early in 1942, that the world’s largest troopship was in the Esquimalt dry dock! The saga of the wartime dry-docking of the Royal Mail ...
Victoria, orig. Alexandrina Victoria, (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, Eng.—died Jan. 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight), Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and Empress of India (from 1876).
Queen Victoria Market, Corner of Elizabeth Street and Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000. Get ready for unforgettable summer evenings as the original and everybody’s favourite Summer Night Market returns to Queen Victoria Market. For 15 weeks, the Market’s iconic sheds will transform into a vibrant hub of flavourful street food ...
10 facts about Queen Victoria. 1) Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace in London, England. Her full name was Alexandrina Victoria. 2) Queen Victoria was born to an English father, Edward, Duke of Kent, and a German mother, Princess Maria Louisa Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfald. 3) Victoria became Queen in June 1837, when ...