The new Queen, it was now clear, would in all probability never again be a mother; the Princess Victoria, therefore, was recognised by Parliament as heir-presumptive; and the Duchess of Kent, whose annuity had been doubled five years previously, was now given an additional L10,000 for the...
1 The long and progressive reign of Queen Victoria came to a climax at a time of peace and plenty when the British Empire seemed to be at the summit of its power and security. Of the discord that soon followed we shall here note only two factors which had large influence on contemporary...
The departure of the possessive Lehzen for Germany in 1842 signaled Albert’s victory in the battle between the two for Victoria’s loyalty and for power in the royal household. He became effectively the queen’s private secretary—according to himself, “her permanent minister.” As a result ...
Queen Victoria had fought a long rearguard action against the growth of “democratic monarchy”; yet, in some ways, she had done more than anyone else to create it. She had made the monarchy respectable and had thereby guaranteed its continuance—not as a political power but as a political ...
Queen Victoria; Credit – Wikipedia Queen Victoria came to the throne after another succession crisis, the death in childbirth of King George III’s only legitimate grandchild Princess Charlotte of Wales. Her death left no legitimate heir in the second generation and prompted the aging sons of...
From a troubled childhood of control and power, to becoming the second longest reigning monarch in history - Queen Victoria is indeed a queen who owned the 19th century. Her harsh life as a young princess came to be far from her life as a ...See more Read more: Plot summary ...
This follows the tradition set at the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1902, when horses panicked and a party of sailors were commandeered to haul the carriage through the streets of Windsor. Since then, the carriage, originally built in 1899, has been kept in an ...
Related to Queen's House:Syon House n (Named Buildings)the Queen's Housea Palladian mansion in Greenwich, London: designed (1616–35) by Inigo Jones; now part of the National Maritime Museum; restored 1984–90 Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © Harper...
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In particular, the ability of Mary I and Elizabeth I to create a viable model of female sovereignty within male dominant political structures formed a permanent part of the fabric of English political evolution. This became clear following the Glorious Revolution, as a number of factors, discussed...