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QUEEN VICTORIA

MADE BY: KSENIYA GAVRILOVACLASS 6ASCHOOL 1, MOSCOW REGION, ELECTOSTAL

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Queen Victoria Queen Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

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Queen Victoria had Queen Victoria had large blue eyes, a large blue eyes, a cupid-bow mouth, cupid-bow mouth, smooth light-brown smooth light-brown hair that darkened hair that darkened with age. She was with age. She was under 5 feet and as a under 5 feet and as a girl was slender, then girl was slender, then plump. By the time plump. By the time she was 26 she was she was 26 she was stout and remained so stout and remained so until the end. She had until the end. She had a silvery voice and a a silvery voice and a radiant, though rare radiant, though rare smile.smile.

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She inherited the throne at the age of 18. She inherited the throne at the age of 18. Privately, Victoria attempted to influence Privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy. Publicly, she became a government policy. Publicly, she became a national icon, and was identified with strict national icon, and was identified with strict standards of personal morality.standards of personal morality.

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Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert in 1840. Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, and that’s why Queen families across the continent, and that’s why Queen Victoria had a nickname "the grandmother of Europe". Victoria had a nickname "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. deep mourning and avoided public appearances.

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Her reign of 63 years Her reign of 63 years and seven months, and seven months, which is longer than which is longer than that of any other that of any other British monarch and British monarch and the longest of any the longest of any female monarch in female monarch in history, is known as history, is known as the Victorian era. It the Victorian era. It was a period of was a period of industrial, cultural, industrial, cultural, political, scientific, political, scientific, and military change and military change within the United within the United Kingdom. She was the Kingdom. She was the last British monarch last British monarch of the House of of the House of Hanover.Hanover.

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