Queen Victoria (1837-1901) is the famous "Iron Queen" in modern British history.
In the more than sixty years of her rule, Britain has gradually become the "empire that never sets" that rules six continents and seven oceans and has the strongest comprehensive strength.
On the surface, this "Iron Queen" seems to have extremely clever political skills. But in fact, she is just a "virtual monarch" without real power.
As a young woman, Victoria had political ambitions but no political talent. Let your own likes and dislikes govern.
At first, she obeyed the Prime Minister of Melbourne, and later won the "beautiful boy plan" of her husband Albert, and has since returned to the harem to play the role of a good wife and mother.
For more than two decades after 1841, Queen Victoria spent time with Albert and continued to give birth.
During her sixty-four years on the throne, the Queen spent at least 1/3 of her time giving birth and raising children. With 2/3 of the time left, he didn't do anything, just remembering the father of the children, Albert.
How do we evaluate the Queen's behavior? Is she in love with the brain, hit Albert's "beautiful boy plan", or does she have some other hidden feelings?
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Queen Victoria was born in London in May 1819. She was the niece of King George IV.
Due to the early death of George IV's only daughter, Princess Charlotte, Victoria was already the sole heir to the English throne before she was one year old.
Victoria was raised as crown prince for "segregated" education.
Her mother and lover, John Conroy, set a strict set of rules for her.
In order to prevent Victoria from meeting relatives on the father's side, the mother even stipulated that she could not even meet her daughter.
This violation of human morality allowed Victoria to spend a "loveless" childhood.
In 1837, when the eighteen-year-old Victoria succeeded to the throne, she immediately drove her mother to live outside the palace.
Growing up in the political whirlpool, she was wary of those around her because of the attempts of her birth mother and uncle (the king of Belgium) to encroach on the throne.
And her later husband, Albert, happened to be a chess piece placed by her mother and uncle.
As a result, Victoria didn't want to see him much at first.
Victoria and Albert, who first met at the age of 17, were her cousins, but only three months younger than her.
Initially Victoria claimed that she hated marriage and childbearing. Even though Albert was handsome and elegant, she didn't want to marry him.
But when she failed in her first love at the age of twenty, she saw Albert again, and was immediately overwhelmed by his blue eyes and the gentlemanly charm that emanated from his body.
Before Victoria married Albert, her first lover was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I. The relationship ended with opposition from both families.
In addition, she had another ambiguous object, that is, the Prime Minister, the Viscount Melbourne, who was 40 years older than herself.
Due to a lack of paternal love in her childhood, Victoria regarded Melbourne as her father and lover. She knew everything about Melbourne, even his private life.
Victoria's personal preferences and Melbourne's teachings to govern the country caused serious popular discontent.
Once victoria was on a tour, and someone in the crowd mockingly called her "Mrs. Melbourne".
In 1840, Victoria married Albert. After marriage, Albert wanted to participate in government affairs, but the British government did not reserve a political seat for the Queen's husband.
Victoria was completely dependent on Melbourne for political affairs and Ryan, the housekeeper, for the family economy, which once made Albert helpless.
But then Albert found out that the problem was very well solved. Because no matter how much his wife depends on Melbourne, he is 40 years younger than Melbourne, not to mention, he is fertile.
In 1841, when Victoria's first two children were born, she fell completely into the warmth of her husband Albert.
Queen Victoria, like a naïve maiden, sat on her bedroom bed and wrote a diary.
Albert sometimes went to see her with a kitten, she said.
The kitten was dressed in a small blue-rimmed wool skirt made for her by her mother, and a small top hat. Albert put it on the bed and sat down next to it himself. It's so well-behaved, so cute. ”
But the most well-behaved is "my priceless treasure" - Albert.
In 1941, Melbourne's political reputation fell to its lowest point. He was forced to resign and leave the palace. At first, the Queen and he exchanged letters, but soon their correspondence was interrupted.
Since Victoria became pregnant, Albert has taken over power in Melbourne's hands.
He first obtained the "regency in the event of the Queen's death" and then the keys to the cabinet's confidential cabinet. And from the hands of the butler Ryan, he took back the royal family's financial power.
Freed from the control of the Belgian king's uncle, Albert successfully used the "beauty plan" to tie Queen Victoria to the bedroom and gave birth to 9 children with her in one go.
As we all know, "one pregnancy is stupid for three years". Does Victoria's repeated pregnancies and childbirths for 17 consecutive years lead to a decline in IQ?
Is it because of the serious "lack of love" in her childhood that she "surrendered her hand" to her husband?
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The British Empire after 1840 was like an ugly octopus.
It constantly extends its tentacles with suction cups to all corners of the world, frantically squeezing bloody monetary benefits.
The ministers were out killing, setting fires, plundering, while their queen was like a "queen bee" lurking in her nest, hiding in her bedroom and breeding desperately.
In the first three years of becoming queen, Victoria was ambitious.
Why, after only three years on the throne, did she suddenly give up her political rights and willingly retreat to the harem to live the life of a godson?
On the one hand, it was indeed because she was in love with Albert. The latter is clearly more talented than she is in politics.
On the other hand, it was because of the early days of her reign that she was constantly assassinated.
Curiously, the British Parliament passed a decree in 1842 stipulating that all those who assassinate the King of England should be punished lightly. The maximum penalty is only 7 years' imprisonment or exile.
This is obviously bad news for Victoria, who is severely insecure.
The decree led to eight assassinations in 40 years, while not a single assassin was sentenced to capital punishment.
Therefore, Albert took the initiative to take over the government affairs in place of the queen and served as the "invisible king" for twenty years. One wants rights, one wants security. The couple each takes what they need, and they are happy and harmonious.
Since then, Victoria has hidden behind the scenes and single-mindedly "created people" for her husband.
Victoria's heart, however, was a staunch and fanatical colonialist. So she is always eager to go to the front of history.
In the midst of contradictions and uneasiness, Victoria, in order to relieve the pressure, eats sweets and eventually becomes a "ball".
Strong fertility, as well as the widespread marriage of children in European countries, eventually Victoria received the nickname "Grandmother of Europe".
Albert died of illness in 1861, and Victoria never asked about state again. It is said that every time she encountered something important to deal with, she would always say: If Albert is still around, he will be...
Victoria, who is "lacking in love", after losing her husband, once had a "twilight love" with John Brown, a Scottish waiter in the royal palace.
Later, the attendant also left the palace. So she tried to keep her children by her side, but she lost her mother and daughter.