1819-1901+Queen+Victoria

Queen Victoria -1819-1901 -was the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until 1901 -English people followed her and her husband who was her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840 -inherited the throne at the age of 18 -attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments -became a national icon, and was identified with strict standards of her personal moralty -her reign of 63 years and 7 months, which is longer than that of history, is known as the Victorian era -Victorian Era was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific and military change withing the United Kingdom and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire

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