Queen Victoria: Life and Family in Images
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Queen Victoria
Life & Family
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Alexandrina Victoria
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She reigned from 1837 to 1901
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She was the Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and
also Emperess of India since 1876
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Her reign, which was called Victorian Age, lasted
63 years, 7 months and two days
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Her childhood
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She was born on the 24 of May 1819
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Her father was prince Edward Duke of Kent,
the fourth son of King George III
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Her German-born mother was Princess Victoria
of Saxes-Coburg-Saalfeld
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She was their only child and she was the fifth
heir to the throne after her uncles
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She defined her childhood as «rather
melancholic» because her mother was very
protective and isolated her from other children
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Victorian celebrity
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She was determinate, rebel, strong and fragile
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She asked her husband to marry her
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She knew English, Italian, German, French,
Latin and Greek
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She was short, ugly and fat
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The family
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In 1840 ,after marrying her cousin
Prince Albert of Saxes-Coburg-
Saalfeld , she gave birth to 9 children
and from then she had 42 grandsons
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The name of her children were:
Victoria , Albert , Alice , Alfred ,
Helen, Luis , Arthur , Leopold and the
last one Beatrice
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During her first pregnancy in 1840, an
18 years old Eduard Oxford
attempted to assassinate her but he
failed
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Curiosity:
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She cheated with her servant John Brown, with Disraeli and with
Abdul Karim after her husband died; recently a movie has come
out talking about Queen Victoria
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She had a lot of dogs and she loved their sincerity
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After her wedding the tradition of white wedding dress was
widespread
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During her reign the tradition of drinking tea at 5 o’clock was
developed
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A lot of places took her name
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The End
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Alexandrina Victoria, known as Queen Victoria, reigned from 1837 to 1901 over Great Britain, Ireland, and India. Born on May 24, 1819, she had a melancholic childhood and later became a determined, multilingual queen. Her marriage to Prince Albert produced 9 children. Despite scandals, she left a lasting legacy in British history.
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Queen Victoria Life & Family 1
Alexandrina Victoria She reigned from 1837 to 1901 She was the Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and also Emperess of India since 1876 Her reign, which was called Victorian Age, lasted 63 years, 7 months and two days 2
Her childhood She was born on the 24 of May 1819 Her father was prince Edward Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III Her German-born mother was Princess Victoria of Saxes-Coburg-Saalfeld She was their only child and she was the fifth heir to the throne after her uncles She defined her childhood as rather melancholic because her mother was very protective and isolated her from other children 3
Victorian celebrity She was determinate, rebel, strong and fragile She asked her husband to marry her She knew English, Italian, German, French, Latin and Greek She was short, ugly and fat 4
The family In 1840 ,after marrying her cousin Prince Albert of Saxes-Coburg- Saalfeld , she gave birth to 9 children and from then she had 42 grandsons The name of her children were: Victoria , Albert , Alice , Alfred , Helen, Luis , Arthur , Leopold and the last one Beatrice During her first pregnancy in 1840, an 18 years old Eduard Oxford attempted to assassinate her but he failed 5
Curiosity: She cheated with her servant John Brown, with Disraeli and with Abdul Karim after her husband died; recently a movie has come out talking about Queen Victoria She had a lot of dogs and she loved their sincerity After her wedding the tradition of white wedding dress was widespread During her reign the tradition of drinking tea at 5 o clock was developed A lot of places took her name 6
The End Written by: Lotito Davide Nicole Mammone Charles Ossola Enrico Pellegrino 7
