The longest reigning British monarch was born May 24, 1819
and was fifth in line for the throne. When all of her uncles died childless,
she became the heir presumptive.
She met her cousin Prince Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She
ascended to the throne just after her eighteenth birthday. Not long after she
became Queen Victoria, she proposed to Albert. It is recorded that they were
truly in love with each other. They had nine children. When Albert died, her
depression was so profound that she ceased all public appearances.
During her years of seclusion, the Queen became particularly
attached to her Balmoral Castle servant John Brown. Mr. Brown’s influence on
the Queen was greatly resented by her children. At his death in 1883, the Queen was greatly
saddened. She wrote that Mr. Brown’s death was the second time she was ‘deprived
of all she so needs.’
The Diamond Jubilee celebrated 60 years of her reign.
Festivities included a procession, banquets, review of the troops and a message
to the nation. Toward the end of her life, the Queen had returned to popularity
with her people.
Details about Her Royal Highness can be found at: http://www.queen-victorias-scrapbook.org/
4 comments:
Nice post. It was nice that they truly loved each other. There's not much of that in the history of Royals. :-)
Emily Blunt and Judi Dench portrayed her at the polar ends of her life. Pretty interesting life, obviously.
Interesting post! This is another person I would not normally think about. It's fun to look back at these random people in history. I never know who you'll write about next. :)
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I like this younger portrait of Victoria.
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