The Legacy Of Queen Victoria

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“Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901—the second longest reign of any other British monarch in history” (Biography.com). Queen Victoria was born on “May 24, 1819” (Biography.com). She died on “January 22, 1901” (Biography.com). “In 1840, she married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” (Biography.com). Prince Albert and Queen Victoria has nine children. After only 21 years of marriage, Prince Albert died. It is said that Queen Victoria was very devastated by his death and she was not seen in public for almost 25 years.(Biography.com)
Queen Victoria’s dad died when she was really young. Her mom never married. “Her widowed mother was lonely and depended utterly on John

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