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    Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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    Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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    Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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    Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1837 after the death of her uncle, King William IV. She reigned for 64 years during Britain's great age of industrial expansion and economic progress, with the British Empire reaching its peak territorial size. Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert, though she sank into depression after his death in 1861. By the end of her reign, the role of the constitutional monarch had evolved to remain above political parties with restricted freedom in choosing premierships. Victoria died in 1901 after the longest reign in British history at almost 64 years.

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    QUEEN

    VICTORIA
    1819-1901

    Childhood

    Victoria was the daughter of Edward, the Duke of


    Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg.
    She was born in Kensington Palace in London on
    May 24th, 1819.

    Edward died when


    Victoria was but
    eight months old

    In 1837 Queen
    Victoria took the
    throne after the
    death of her uncle
    William IV.

    Queen Victoria reigned for 64


    years.
    Queen Victoria is
    associated with
    Britain's great age of
    industrial expansion,
    economic progress
    and, especially,
    empire. At her
    death, it was said,
    Britain had a
    worldwide empire on
    which the sun never
    set.

    Most important men in her


    life
    First Prime
    Minister, Lord
    Melbourne
    taught her much
    about how to be
    a ruler in a
    'constitutional
    monarchy' where
    the monarch had
    very few powers
    but could use
    much influence

    Prince Albert
    He was interested in
    the arts, science,
    trade and industry
    Her marriage to
    Prince Albert brought
    nine children
    between 1840 and
    1857.

    After Alberts death

    Victoria sank into depression after he died, aged


    42, in 1861.

    For the rest of her reign she wore black.

    Until the late 1860s she rarely appeared in public

    Seven attempts were made on Victoria's life,


    between 1840 and 1882 - her courageous
    attitude towards these attacks greatly
    strengthened her popularity.

    Foreign policy

    Supported peace and reconciliation


    In 1877 Victoria became Empress of India under
    the Royal Titles Act passed by Disraeli's
    government

    With that her


    popularity grew

    Constitutional monarchy
    Direct political power moved away from
    the sovereign
    The modern idea of the constitutional
    monarch, whose role was to remain above
    political parties, began to evolve
    Her freedom to choose which individual
    should occupy the premiership was
    increasingly restricted

    Why do we still talk about


    her?

    She made her first


    train journey in 1842.

    In her later years, she


    almost became the
    symbol of the British
    Empire.

    Victoria died on 22
    January 1901 after a
    reign which lasted
    almost 64 years, the
    longest in British
    history.

    'farewell best beloved, here at


    last I shall rest with thee,
    with thee in Christ I shall rise
    again'.

    THE END. THANK YOU.

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