- In 1876 she was crowned Empress of India by Disraeli. In 1887 Victoria’s Golden Jubilee was a grand national celebration of her 50th year as Queen.
- As a constitutional monarch , Queen Victoria was expected to be above politics, but she nevertheless expressed her partiality for particular British prime ministers.
- Your guide to Queen Victoria and a timeline of her life – plus 16 fascinating facts. One of history's most iconic monarchs, Queen Victoria (1819-1901)...
- Victoria became queen at age 18 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1840, she married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Queen Victoria’s Reign. The Victorian era to which she reigned was an amazing period of evolution through industries, culture, science and politics.
- 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.
- Queen Victoria reigned in Britain from 1837-1901. This time is also called the Victorian era. She ruled with her husband, Prince Albert, until he died in 1861.
- Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837 at the age of 18 and remained the reigning monarch for 63 years and 216 days until her death in 1901.
- Here’s the history of Queen Victoria’s strained relationship with the Romanov tsars of Russia. Queen Victoria’s unfortunate aunt Julie.
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