Apart from Elizabeth and Victoria, only four other monarchs in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: George III (59 years), Henry III (56 years), Edward III (50 years) and James VI of Scotland (58 years.) ___ HOME-SCHOOLING Like many royals of her time and before, El...
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The woman she surpassed as the longest reigning monarch was her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, whose era was known as the Victorian age. Similarly, the 70 years, seven months and two days of her reign became the modern Elizabethan age. Born on April 21, 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Wi...
As a young child, Elizabeth never expected to become Queen; but she did so, and has now achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving British monarch of all time, beating the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 64 years – most of the nineteen...
Jan. 22, 1901:Queen Victoria dieson the Isle of Wight at age 81, ending the Victorian Era. She is succeeded by Edward VII, her eldest son, who reigned until his death in 1910. At the time of her death, the British Empire extended over roughly one-fifth of the earth’s land surface...
Which reminds me of your question, Neil. We know Elizabeth II has reigned for 70 years, but who was the second longest-serving monarch? I said it was c) Queen Victoria. Neil I’m glad you were so sure, because ...
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...
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Good, thanks. So today Queen Victoria, she reigned from 1837 to 1901, and after Queen Elizabeth II, she's actually our longest reigning monarch to date.很好，谢谢。所以今天我们来说说维多利亚女王，她的执政年限从 1837 年开始到 1901 年结束，在女王伊丽莎白二世之后，她实际上是我们迄今为止在位最长...
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