art and design contextual references : Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria was born at Kensington palace in London on the 24^th of May in 1819. She is the only daughter of Edward Duke of Kent. Her father died just after she was born so she didn’t know him as much. Because of this she became inherited to the throne because her uncles didn’t have children who survived. She used to love drawing and painting and she had a gift for it and was educated at home, she always had a journal which she used to write every day. When her Uncle William’s died she became queen at the age of 18. She was inspired and influenced by two men, the first prime minister, Lord Melbourne and her husband, Prince Albert whom she married in 1840. Prince Albert took interest in art and science, trade and industry project which was the great exhibition. In their marriage they had nine children between 1840 and 1857 most of her children married rich families from Europe. She bought a house which was called the Osborne house as a family home in 1845. She was obsessed with her husband and after he died, she sank into a depression; he was aged 42 in 1861. Until the 1860’s she didn’t appear in public because of the death of her husband. She was criticised for living alone and out of site and she was persuaded to open parliament. Seven attempts were made but these attempts made her stronger between 1840 -1882. She continued her public duties because of her attention of her family and prime minister.

She told her prime ministers to intervene in the Prussia-Australia Denmark and created a war. After this popularity grew from 1870’s onwards. She started to give woman the opportunity to vote on social issues, she used as well royal commission as housing. She supported a lot of charity events involved in education hospitals and other areas. Victoria went to a trip with her family and used the trains for the first time. In her later years they called her the symbol of empire because of her success, she continued to make her duties although she was old. She died in her Osborne house ain 1901 22^nd of January, she was buried at Windsor beside Prince Albert and her last words were ‘farewell best beloved here at last I shall rest with thee with thee in Christ I shall rise again. She reigned for 64 years and she is the one who reigned the most.

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