Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was the queen of Britain's strongest "Empire of the Sun Never Sets", reigning for 64 years.
Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 in a picturesque ancient palace in Backsington, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, with the assistance of the Bishop of London, performed a grand baptism for her with holy water brought from the golden holy pool of the church tower. Princess Victoria's full name is Alexander. Victoria, the name was given in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander.
Princess Victoria and her mother, the Duchess of Kent
Her mother, the Duchess of Kent, undertook the task of grooming her to become Queen. The Duchess impressed Victoria as a child with the importance of frugality and security, as well as the importance of maintaining dignity with a limited income. A discreet and time-saving, methodical mother deeply rooted these truths in little Victoria's heart. These virtues thus became part of Victoria's consciousness, the laws of her life: not obsessed with wealth, luxury, or willfulness, and without an instinctive desire for a life of ease and pleasure.
Such immutable habits, in his adult life, this principle and habit may control his consciousness and dominate his life. And the Queen is exactly that. It is said that even the sunrise and sunset, the full moon and the absence of the moon are not as punctual and regular as the queen's handling of domestic affairs, state affairs and foreign visits, and even the laws of the Medes and Persians are not as fair and unchangeable as the laws of Windsor and Balmoral. The English people, as well as the aristocrats, influenced by fixed habits and rigid and rigid laws, could not be pickier, because they admired the precious and mature qualities of the young queen. They have no right to ridicule because Her Majesty the Queen and her family are very frugal.
Victoria was well versed in history and Latin, although she did not like Latin. Later, she studied the British Parliament, law, and political science. At the same time, she did not fall behind in modern language, painting, music and other qualities that she should have, and eventually she became proficient. Victoria's voice was naturally sweet and her hearing was naturally sharp, and under the guidance of the famous teacher Labrasch, she became a charismatic singer. In addition, Victoria is also good at dancing and is good at riding and shooting.
St. James's Palace, the place where the Queen succeeded to the throne
She was the granddaughter of King George III, the only daughter of Prince Edward and the niece of King Leopold I of Belgium, Lord Victoria, whose father Prince Edward died young and who became king after the death of her uncle William IV. Her reign (1837-1901) was the period of Britain's strongest "Empire of the Sun Never Sets". Also known as the "Victorian era".
Lord Melbourne was Prime Minister of William IV and a favorite of Victoria
The Queen's waitress, the Duchess of Sutherland
Victoria was coronated at Westminster Abbey on 28 June 1838 and crowned Queen of England on 1 May 1876. She was 18 years old.
At that time, the Westminster Abbey was buried in Queen Eleanor, Queen Philip, Queen Elizabeth, Mary. Queen of Stuart
Elizabeth ascended the throne
Duke of Saalfeld
The duke of Salfield, the nephew of the young Queen and King Leopold of Belgium, was also the cousin of Queen Victoria. They were married on February 10, 1840. The tradition of wearing a white wedding dress began with Queen Victoria.
The scene of the Queen's wedding with Prince Albert
Wedding shoes for the Queen's wedding
Return from the wedding
Interested friends can go to the movie "Young Queen Victoria", which is based on her love affair with Prince Albert before and after her coming to power, in which her mother, the Duchess of Kent, is portrayed as a negative image of a lover who controls her daughter, and her lover controls the regency and is finally expelled.
Young Victoria
After marriage, the queen and his wife had a total of nine children after marriage. Many of Queen Victoria's descendants married members of the Royal Family of European countries and brought inherited hemophilia to the European Royal Family. Queen Victoria is known as the "grandmother of Britain". When the Queen was alive, she had a family portrait with these famous grandchildren's relatives, and the First World War was actually fought among these relatives and started by her son, The German Emperor Wilhelm II.
The last German Emperor Wilhelm II
In early 1850, the First World's Fair was held with the support of Prince Albert.
The Crystal Palace, where the World Expo was held