queen victoria

Victoria (Alexanrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. Her reign as Queen lasted 63 years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch to date. The period centred on her reign is known as the Victorian era.

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The last British monarch who was not the child of a monarch
Shawls & other demure fashions became popular when she ascended the British throne in 1837
One historian claimed this queen secretly married one of her servants after Albert died
Granddaughter of George III, she became queen after the death of her uncle William IV
At her death, aged 81, she was the oldest British monarch ever
Events during her 64-year-reign included the Opium War in China, the Crimean War & the Anglo-Boer War
Hearing bad news from the Boer War, she stated, "We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat"
Monarch who ruled England for most of the 19th century
Her 63-year reign over England was the longest of any British monarch
Royal mom of Alice, Alfred, Arthur & 6 others: QV
Between 1840 & 1902 all British postage stamps had a picture of her
The Jubilee Diamond was named in honor of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897
On June 22, 1897 London celebrated her diamond jubilee with cannon fire & a ceremony at St. Paul's
Melbourne is in the Australian state named for this woman, a friend of Viscount Melbourne
She blamed Prince Albert's early death in part on anxiety over their son Bertie's fling with an actress
While in London in 1886, Liszt gave a private concert for this queen
The desk President Clinton uses in the Oval Office was given to Rutherford B. Hayes by this queen
The 19th century's "Widow of Windsor"
Chiefs & rajahs were there to see, in 1897, her diamond jubilee
She ascended the British throne in 1837 upon the death of her uncle, King William IV
On January 22, 1901 she died at Osborne House, her seaside home on the Isle of Wight
In 1887 she celebrated her golden jubilee
After the death of her husband in 1861, she did not go out in public again for three years, and refused to wear anything but black
Oscar Wilde said, "If this is the way" this queen "treats her convicts she doesn't deserve to have any"
This eminent lady was born in 1819
She's the subject of the world's first postage stamp, seen here & issued in 1840
She doesn't look amused in the portrait seen here:
In Canada, the Monday before May 25th is a holiday named for this queen
The waist of this British Queen was measured at 46 inches when she died in 1901
During the Boer War, she said, "We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist"
Kipling wrote of this queen, "Walk wide o' the widow at Windsor, for 'alf o' creation she owns"
Her 63-year reign over England was the longest of any British monarch
In 1897 Miles represented the U.S. at the diamond jubilee celebration of this English queen
The Australian state of Queensland was named for her
She was the first reigning monarch to live in Buckingham Palace
Stuffy British monarch who said when she saw herself imitated, "We are not amused"
This queen reportedly referred to William Gladstone as "that dreadful old man"
Queen Ena of Spain, the last surviving granddaughter of this queen of England, died in 1969
In 1876 Montreal's Mount Royal Park was officially inaugurated on May 24, a Canadian holiday because it's her birthday
During her reign from 1837 to 1901, this queen used hemp for a variety of medicinal purposes
In August 1858 the first transatlantic cable message was sent from this monarch to Pres. Buchanan
At her death in 1901 she had 37 great-grandchildren, including the future George VI & the czar's daughter Olga
From 1877 to 1901 she also held the title of Empress of India
In 2001 Zambia issued its 4,000-kwacha coin with this 19th C. queen on one side
She's the widow at Windsor seen here in 1897
This British monarch outlived her husband by 39 years
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was a composer as well as the brother-in-law of this British queen
Police reportedly arrested every dwarf in London after John Bean tried to kill her in 1842
In 1857 she picked out Ottawa to be the capital of Canada
In 1882 the city then known as "Pile O' Bones" was renamed Regina in this person's honor
Born in 1819, she lived until 1901, the last 64 years as queen
She followed William IV as the monarch of Great Britain
She made white wedding gowns fashionable affer she wore one during her 1840 wedding in London
Sir John Lavery became the leading portrait painter of his time after he was commissioned to paint her portrait in 1888
In 1876 this woman was proclaimed empress of India
On sale May 1, 1840, the first postage stamp with adhesive on the back had this person on the front
This person ruled England during America's Civil War

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British Royal Navy fleet during a trip by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to meet French Emperor Napoleon III, 1858.
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1889 Queen Victoria Silver Crown Coin
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Queen Victoria sent her second son Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on a state visit in 1869.
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Queen Victoria doing an excellent job of keeping Hapag-Lloyd's Europa 2 in the shade at Kusadasi. @cunardline
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