Today in
history, is one of the things that one of the most influential country in the
world, the Great Britain. Almost all knew about the longest reigning monarch in
history of great Britain was the current Queen Elizabeth II who have reigned
since the 1950’s up to the present. But
before came Queen Elizabeth in this world there was also a queen of England who
is considered the second longest reigning monarch, she is Queen Victoria of
England. Who at her time has given England more progress in any aspect. She is
considered to be one of the most powerful women at her time.
Queen
Victoria of England was the only child of George III’s fourth son, Edward.
Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819. She studied at
Royal Palace, and is known for having a passion in painting, writing and
drawing. She became a the queen of England, only at age 18 on 1837. Three years
later she married her cousin Prince Albert. After 20 years of marriage, they
had 9 children all in all. Unfortunately around 1861, Prince Albert died due to
a typhoid fever, making Queen Victoria a widow and secluded due to the death of
her partner in life. Some historians noted that it took about 25 years that
Victoria has felt upon his death.
England at
that time has experienced a lot of expansion from various kinds of innovation
like the bridges, railways, industries and also science. Queen Victoria at the
time of her reign also avoided conflicts between neighboring countries in
Europe. It was well known that the 19th century in Britain was
called the Victorian England, it is because of her long reign and because of
all the contributions he had for the country that time. She died on January 22,
1901 exactly 115 years ago today at age 81, making her reign lasted for 63
influential years. Edward VII her son, succeeded her.
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