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The state funeral of Queen Victoria took place on Saturday, 2 February 1901, in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; it had been 64 years since the last burial of a monarch. In 1897, Victoria had written instructions for her funeral, which was to be military as befitting a soldier's daughter and the head of the army, [ 10 ] and feature white ...
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.
1901–1910 6 May 1910 Bed-ridden by bronchitis; died of a myocardial infarction: George VI: House of Windsor 14 December 1895 1936–1952 6 February 1952 Had lung cancer and arteriosclerosis due to heavy cigarette smoking; died in his sleep of a coronary thrombosis: Edward VIII: 23 June 1894 1936 28 May 1972 Throat cancer: Elizabeth II: 21 ...
This incredibly rare piece of footage, over 110 years old, is one of only two pieces of footage of Queen Victoria in the British Pathé archive. The other reel, sadly, is her funeral. The other reel, sadly, is her funeral.
Queen Victoria. 8 January – John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873) 14 January – Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London (died in office) (born 1843) 22 January – Queen Victoria (born 1819) [20] 11 February – Henry Willis, organ builder (born 1821) [21] 21 February – Henry Peach Robinson, photographer (born 1830)
Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; [1] 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was created Princess Royal in 1841.
Queen Victoria died in 1901 and outlived her youngest son and a grandson, both of whom had the disease. The gene can be passed down the female line without a haemophiliac son being born, but as the family line continues and no haemophiliac sons are born, it becomes less likely that a certain ancestor had the gene and passed it on through the ...
English: The body of Queen Victoria on her deathbed, 1901. The Queen is lying on a bed, surrounded by white fabric, holding a cross. There are portraits of Prince Albert above the bed, and to the side. Flowers surround the Queen.