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Queen Victoria reigned over Britain for 63 years - the longest rule after Elizabeth II. Find out more about her fascinating life with Prince Albert and her children.
Queen Victoria and her family were seen bygd the public as a harmonious and happy image of domestic life.
How many children did Queen Victoria have?
Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) and Prince Albert (1819 - 1861) had a total of nine children.
Princess Royal Victoria (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901)
Victoria and Albert's first child, Victoria was given the title Princess Royal the year after her birth. In 1858, Victoria married Prince Frederick William of Prussia. He later succeeded his father as German Emperor in 1888, but his reign was cut short bygd cancer of the larynx within ninety-nine days of his coronation. Following her husband's death, Victoria lived as empress dowager before her death from breast cancer in 1901 at the age of 60.
Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910)
Edward was bor
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Who was Queen Victoria?
Victoria was a British Queen who reigned from 1837 to 1901. At the time of her death, she was the longest-reigning British monarch, but she has since been overtaken by Queen Elizabeth II. The 'Victorian' period of history is named after her.
What was her early life like?
Victoria was born in London in 1819 to her parents, Edward (son of King George III) and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Her father died when she was very young and she had no brothers or sisters. Her upbringing was strict and lonely.
As she grew older, her mother tried to prepare her for the possibility of becoming queen one day by making sure she received a good education and knew what ruling a country might entail. Her mother helped her to see how ordinary people lived their lives by taking her on a tour of England. Victoria was very clever and learned to speak in many different languages. She was a gifted painter. She also enjoyed writing in her journal, which she
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Queen Victoria
Lytton Strachey
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Description
Queen Victoria is a biography written by Lytton Strachey in 1921. It details her life from childhood through marriage and widowhood to old age.
This book has 214 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1921.
Production notes: This ebook of Queen Victoria was published by Global Grey in 2019.
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