Queen Victoria(1819-1901).pptx

Queen Alexandrina Victoria Queen Victoria(1819-1901) Victoria was Queen of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years.it was the longest rein in English’s history Queen Victoria’s parents Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and King George III died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Childhood and school Victoria’s first language was German.At three years old she learnt to speak English and french.Later she learnt to speak Hindustani because she was ruler of India as well Victoria didn’t go to school .She was taught at home.As well as learning languages,Victoria studied history ,geography,and the bible.She was taught how to play the piano and learned how to paint,a hobby that she enjoyed into her 60s. When did Victoria become Queen? Queen Victoria came to the throne when she was only 18 years of age on June 20 ,1837.Her coronation was a year later on 28 June 1838. Queen Victoria ‘s husband and children At the age of 21,Victoria married her cousin,Albert of Saxe-Albert Gotha,a German Prince. Victoria had nine children,40 grand-children and 37 greatgrandchildren,scattered all over Europe. Most of Queen Victoria’s children married into other royal families of europe Historical contribution Her reign of 63 years and seven months, which is longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history, is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. The Queen’s Dominions Britain become the most powerful country in the world,with the largest empire that had ever existed,ruling a quarter of the world’s population Industries Factories and machines wer