QUEEN VICTORIA

EARLY LIFE

• Born at Kensington Palace on May 24th, 1819
• Became Queen at age 18, married Prince Albert in 1840
• Despite hating pregnancy/childbirth, she had nine children
• All of her descendents married royalty, gave her the nickname-
• "Grandmother of Europe"

INFLUENCE ON GREAT BRITAIN

• Associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion.
• Increased economic progress
• Made Britain an empire
• The term "the sun never sets on the B.E" was made during her reign
• Britain's "Victorian Age" was named after her

INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD

• Ruled over Great Britain and Ireland
• Reign supported peace and reconciliation
• One of the most popular rulers in Europe
• Also became the Empress of India
• During her reign, the empire doubled in size

ISSUES QUEEN VICTORIA FACED

• She lost her husband and went into a deep depression
• As a child, she wasn't allowed to be alone at any time
• She felt as though having children made her less capable to rule

PEOPLE DID NOT APPROVE OF...

• As a young queen she gossiped all the time
• When her husband died, she neglected several duties due to depression
• She wasn't a very loving mother and didn't put on a show for the public