The life and reign of Queen Victoria

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The life and reign of Queen Victoria

Introduction

The present essay provides information about the life and reign of Queen Victoria . The essay is divided into following sections : the early life of Queen Victoria , the reign of Queen Victoria , the end of Queen Victoria and conclusion

The Early Life of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was born on March 24 , 1819 in London . George the third was the grandfather of her . The Duke of Kent and Victoria Mary-Louisa were

her parents . She was their only child . She received her education in a very strict environment from her uncle Leopold . She became queen at the age of eighteen years (Queen Victoria (1819-1901 ,

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The Reign of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was eighteen years old when she got the command to reign She got great help from the first Prime Minister , Lord Melbourne and her husband , Prince Albert in her ruling period . She learnt from them how to use her influence under the limited power of the monarch . After the death of her husband , she drifted herself from the public . But when she found that the Prime Minister , Benjamin Disraeli was not giving much attention , she took the charge of the public duties . She to support reconciliation and peace in the foreign policy and insisted not to get involved in wars . She became more popular among public since 1870s . Victoria was made Empress of India when Disraeli government passed the Royal Titles Act . She introduced the used of secret ballot in 1872 through which people became able to vote without any pressure Though , Victoria had limited power but she exerted great influence with her high level of prestige . During her reign , the evolution of the idea to remain above all political parties with the help of the constitutional monarch took place and Victoria gave her precious opinions on the matter . As the Second Reform Act of 1867 passed Victoria did not get enough freedom for the selection of individual for the premiership . She was in support of charities in which social welfares were involved (VICTORIA (r . 1837-1901 ,

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The End of Queen Victoria

She was considered as a symbol of the British Empire in her later ages She kept on performing her duties despite her old age . She ruled for almost 64 years and died on January 22 , 1901 on the Isle of Wight at Osborne House (Anne , Nadige and Julie ,

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Conclusion

Queen Victoria was a wonderful lady . The personal taste and ethics of Queen Victoria are reflected in the term `Victorian England

Works Cited

Anne , Nadige and Julie . Queen Victoria 's Life . Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http /ecole .orange .fr /college .saintebarbe /victoria /life .htm http /ecole .orange .fr /college .saintebarbe /victoria /life .htm on June 21 , 2007

Queen Victoria (1819-1901 . Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http /www .victorianstation .com /queen .html http /www .victorianstation .com /queen .html on June 21 , 2007

VICTORIA (r . 1837-1901 . Retrieved from HYPERLINK "http /www .royalinsight...