Victoria of the United Kingdom: Albert, Prince Consort, John Brown, Mrs. Brown, Royal Descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX Paperback - 9201

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 144. Not illustrated. Chapters: Albert, Prince Consort, John Brown, Mrs. Brown, Royal Descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian Ix, Cultural Depictions of Victoria of the United Kingdom, Penny Black, List of Places Named After Victoria of the United Kingdom, the Young Victoria, Baroness Louise Lehzen, List of Prime Ministers of Queen Victoria, Inverted Head 4 Annas, Abdul Karim, Penny Red, Small Diamond Crown of Queen Victoria, Kensington System, Victoria Memorial, Victoria & Albert, Vr Official, Penny Blue, Victoria the Great, Two Penny Blue, Bedchamber Crisis, Victoria Square, Penny Lilac, George Davys. Excerpt: Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; German: 24 May 1819 22 January 1901) was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876, until her death. Her reign as the Queen lasted 63 years and 7 months, longer than that of any other British monarch before or since, and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era, a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military progress within the United Kingdom. Victoria ascended the throne at a time when the United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the king or queen held relatively few direct political powers and exercised influence by the prime minister's advice; but she still served as a very important symbolic figure of her time. Victoria's reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. During this period, it reached its zenith and became the foremost global power of the time. Victoria was of mostly German descent, the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and granddaughter of Georg...