1819-1901+Queen+Victoria

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__Background__ - born in Kensington Palace, London in 1819 - only daughter to the Duke of Kent (Edward) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg - father died when she was about 8 months old - became heir to throne after her 3 uncles (George IV, Frederick, the Duke of York and William IV) - her uncles had no children - when her uncle, William IV died, she became queen (18 at the time) - crowned queen in 1837 - married her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 - had 9 children with Prince Albert - their children: Victoria (1840), Edward VII (1841),Alice (1843), Alfred (1844),Helena (1846), Louise (1848), Arthur (1850), Leopold (1853) and Beatrice (1857) - didn't do anything without his approval on the matter

- he died in 1861 when he was 42 (died from Typhoid fever) - went into a stage of depression after his death - later went out of that stage and still reigned without him - she herself died in 1901 - ended her 64 year reign as queen (longest reign in British history) - is currently buried next to her husband

__PICTURES__ Victoria, Albert and their daughters Young Victoria Victoria in her older days

__WHAT?__ - changed English politics - reigned during the expansion of British territory (Named British Columbia) - reigned during the industrialization of England -

__WHERE?__ - lived and ruled in England

__WHY?__ - a well-known queen around the time of colonizing in Canada - responsible for the colonization within Canada - didn't withdraw colonies - allowed the change of rule within England (ruled less and let ministers in Parliament rule) - became a symbolic ruler from a political ruler - this allowed Britain to rule more efficiently