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C O N T E N T S

1. introduction.............................................................................................................................3

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2. Early life..................................................................................................................................5

2.1. Birth and childhood..........................................................................................................5

3. Victorias rein.......................................................................................................................!3.1. Beco"in the #ueen........................................................................................................!3.2. $arriae...........................................................................................................................%3.3. &ido'hood....................................................................................................................11

4. Victorian era..........................................................................................................................13

4.1. (olitics............................................................................................................................134.2. Culture ...........................................................................................................................134.3. Science and )roress......................................................................................................14

5. Conclusion............................................................................................................................1*

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#ueen Victoria, the only child of -eore /s fourth son, Ed'ard, and sister of 0eo)old,in of the Belians, 'as ueen of -reat Britain for *3 yearsloner than any other British"onarch and the lonest of any fe"ale "onarch in history. &ar"hearted and liely, Victoriahad a ift for dra'in and )aintin educated 6y a oerness at ho"e, she 'as a natural diaristand e)t a reular 7ournal throuhout her life. On &illia" V/s death in 183!, she 6eca"e#ueen at the ae of 18. Victoria/s rein sa' reat cultural e9)ansion and adances in science,co""unications, and the 6uildin of rail'ays and the 0ondon :nderround. She is alsoassociated 'ith Britain/s reat ae of industrial e9)ansion, econo"ic )roress and, es)ecially,e")ire. She died in Enland at the ae of 81. ;t her death, it 'as said, Britain had a'orld'ide e")ire on 'hich the sun neer set. She 'as the last British "onarch of the


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2.1. Birth and childhood

;le9andrina Victoria 'as 6orn on $ay 24th181% at 4.15 a", at Iensinton (alace in0ondon.


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;s a child, Victoria 'as descri6ed as 'ar"hearted, liely, and occasionally "ischieous.She also e9hi6ited a natural racefulness, carryin herself 'ith unselfconscious dinity.Jurin these early years of her life she 6ean to ee) reular diaries, a ha6it that she neerdro))ed, ena6lin "odern historians to ain a thorouh, inti"ate loo at the course of her'hole life. n those diaries, Victoria reealed a si")le 0utheran )iety, 'hich she had inherited

fro" her "other, as 'ell as a contrastin, dee)ly ro"antic strea that reealed her co")le9,intros)ectie )ersonality.

Victoria later descri6ed her childhood as rather "elancholy.


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3.1. Becoming the Queen

The day on 'hich the (rincess Victoria first learned that she 'ould in all )ro6a6ilitysucceed to the throne of -reat Britain "ay 6e rearded as one of the i")ortant e)ochs of herlife. She 'as 6ut t'ele years of ae at the ti"e of her enlihten"ent on this "o"entous"atter, yet she fully realied the randeur of the )osition to 'hich she 'as "oin, and

6ecause she felt the difficulty of rulin 'isely she 'as less elated 6y the s)lendor than she'as i")ressed 6y the res)onsi6ility of the real reatness that 'ould in the course of ti"e 6ehers.

Victoria turned 18 on 24 $ay 183!, and reency 'as aoided. On 2R Qune 183!, &illia"V died at the ae of !1, and Victoria 6eca"e #ueen of the :nited Iindo". n her diary she'rote, 'as a'oe at * o/cloc 6y $a""a, 'ho told "e the ;rch6isho) ofCanter6ury and 0ord Conynha" 'ere here and 'ished to see "e. ot out of 6ed and 'entinto "y sittin=roo" only in "y dressin o'nU and alone, and sa' the". 0ord Conynha"then acuainted "e that "y )oor :ncle, the Iin, 'as no "ore, and had e9)ired at 12"inutes )ast 2 this "ornin and conseuently thatIa" Queen.Official docu"ents )re)aredon the first day of her rein descri6ed her as ;le9andrina Victoria, 6ut the first na"e 'as'ithdra'n at her o'n 'ish and not used aain.

:)on her accession to the throne in Qune 183!, eihteen=year=old Victoria 'as a6le to thro'off the influence of her "other Victoire and Sir Qohn Conroy, 'ho had for"erly e9ercised so"uch control oer her youn life. Conroy 'as at the ti"e still in the )ay of the #ueen/s"other, 6ut he resined his )ost and left the country in 183% after alleedly i")renatin

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that the Soerein re)resented the $a7esty, and 'ielded the)o'er, of the reat -od of heaen and earth.

The "ost i")ortant fiure early in Victoria/s rein 'as&illia" 0a"6, Second Viscount $el6ourne, 'ho 'as thefirst (ri"e $inister of her rein. 0ord $el6ourne 'as achar"in, attractie fiure, and Victoria ca"e to rely on hisuidance heaily. The t'o often s)ent hours a day inconersation.


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3.2. Marriage

Thouh ueen, as an un"arried youn 'o"an Victoria 'as reuired 6y social conentionto lie 'ith her "other, des)ite their differences oer the Iensinton Syste" and her "other/s

continued reliance on Conroy.


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Chartists the"seles often de"onstrated affection to'ard the #ueen, as these lines fro" oneof their sons indicate &hile her affections 'e do 'in, ;nd eery day fresh tidins 6rin,0adies hel) "e for to sin, Victoria #ueen of Enland.


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Jesirin to et a'ay fro" life at Bucinha" (alace, 'hich they often found un)leasant,Victoria 6ouht Os6orne


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life, retired fro" )u6lic life and "atters of the state for "any years. The )oliticians feared she'as sufferin fro" insanity > after all, her randfather, Iin -eore , had 6een inflicted.The #ueen turned "ournin into the chief concern of her e9istence the ne9t seeral years.The (rince/s roo"s in their residences 'ere "aintained e9actly as he had the" 'hen he 'asalie.


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?) ;.5021.7/ 617 The )eriod of #ueen Victorias rein in -reat Britain is referred to as the Victorian era.This era ca"e after the -eorian era, and 'as follo'ed 6y the Ed'ardian era. The Enlish"ade reat adances in science, technoloy, and the arts, looed for creatie solutions tosocial )ro6le"s, and created a 6ody of literature that continues to fascinate and ins)irereaders, artists, and scholars. The Victorian era is often considered the olden ae of -reatBritains history.

4.1. Politics

Britain "anaed to "odernie its )olitical syste" 'ithout succu"6in to the )oliticalreolutions that afflicted irtually all of its Euro)ean co")etitors. The uality of )oliticalde6ate in Victorian Britain, in ne's)a)ers and in 6oth houses of )arlia"ent, 'as ery hih.The )olitical strule 6et'een &illia" -ladstone and Ben7a"in Jisraeli in the late 18*Rs and18!Rs re)resents )erha)s the "ost so)histicated )olitical duel in the nation/s history. Jurin

the Victorian era the :nited Iindo" could )lausi6ly 6e considered as the 'orld/ssu)er)o'er.


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$edicine )roressed durin #ueen Victoria/s rein. Jentists started usin anaesthetics,and thusly "ade dentistry )ainless. $edicine also 6enefited fro" the introductionof antise)tics 6y Qose)h 0ister in 18*! in the for" of Car6olic acid )henolU. Jurin that ti"e,

)hysicians used the ne' science of o)tics in the for" of "icrosco)es to confir" the e9istenceof 6acteria, the "ain cause of "any deadly illnesses. The Victorian "edicine enhanced the

not only the leel of co"fort and uality of life durin this )eriod, 6ut also 6laed a ne' )athfor the u)co"in enerations.

Stea"6oats allo'ed ;"erica to enae in trans)ortation and trade as neer 6efore, 'hilerailroads connected the nation fro" north to south and east to 'est. Jurin this )eriod, theinenious and )rolific Tho"as Edison deelo)ed the first electric liht 6ul6 and )honora)h,and i")roed nu"erous inentions such as the telera)h, tele)hone, and "otion )icture

)ro7ector. n 1852, Elisha -raes Otis inented the 'orld/s first safety eleator that 'ouldacco")any the ne' syscra)ers of the day. Jurin the 18%Rs,


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;s 'ell as 6ein the lonest reinin British "onarch, Victoria 'as also one of the "ostinfluential 'o"en in the 'orld. She 6eca"e a national icon, and 'as identified 'ith strictstandards of )ersonal "orality. $any 6oos and "oies 'ere "ade de)ictin Victorias

)ersonal and )olitical life. She 'as a )o'erful 6ut fair ueen, 'ho chaned "any la's in TheBritish E")ire, includin "ain School $andatory for all.#ueen Victoria/s )o)ularity 'iththe "iddle class hel)ed esta6lish the uidelines for Enland/s "odern royal fa"ily, e9ertinlittle )olitical authority 'hile )ro"otin social issues.

#ueen ;le9andrina Victoria 'as fiercely inde)endent and althouh she faced d'indlindirect )olitical control, she strenthened the "onarchy 6y redefinin its role in British life.

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