Informative Speech On Queen Victoria

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Good Morning everybody, Our names are Maguen Jiménez and Aisha Tnatash. Queen Victoria was a very honored queen in the United Kingdom. When Queen Victoria died it was a great impact in London. This topic is very important for us to learn, because her way of becoming a queen is very interesting to know about. The main reason for her death is remain unknown.

Victoria was a woman from the United Kingdom, she born on 24th may 1819 at Kensington palace London United Kingdom.She was daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, after his parent´s death She inherited the throne at age 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children. The United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the sovereign held relatively little direct political power. Privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.
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Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion which means retreat or refuse, republicanism which means( guiding political philosophy) temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public

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