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28 de mar. de 2024 · Victorian era, the period between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world.
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The English common law concept of coverture, the legal...
- Catholic Emancipation
Catholic Emancipation, in British history, the freedom from...
- Chartism
Chartism, British working-class movement for parliamentary...
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2 de abr. de 2024 · Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, and ruled Britain for over 60 years, but just what effect did her reign have on her subjects? Here we take a look at the legacy of Queen Victoria. The Victorian era was a period in Great Britain's history where the country, as a whole, moved ever more forward into the country we know today.
On August 2, 1849, British Queen Victoria, oft dubbed "The Famine Queen" visited Ireland after the country had already suffered through years of the Great Hunger. Yet to what extent did she go...
26 de mar. de 2024 · Lord Melbourne was the British prime minister from July 16 to November 14, 1834, and from April 18, 1835, to August 30, 1841. He was Queen Victoria’s close friend and chief political adviser during the early years of her reign (from June 20, 1837).
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- What was Lord Melbourne’s family like?Lord Melbourne was born William Lamb, allegedly the second of six children of the 1st Viscount Melbourne and his wife. Lamb married Lady Caroline P...
- How was Lord Melbourne educated?William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) was educated at Eton College and at the University of Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1804.
- How did Lord Melbourne die?Lord Melbourne was permanently weakened by a stroke on October 23, 1842, and died six years later.
11 de abr. de 2024 · The Letters of Queen Victoria by Victoria, Queen of Great Britain. Call Number: DA552 .B474 1907. A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, published by authority of His Majesty the king; ed. by Arthur Christopher Benson, M.A. and Viscount Esher. Volumes 1-3. The Letters of Queen Victoria by Victoria, Queen ...
5 de abr. de 2024 · Architecturally, it seems to reflect contemporary British civic classicism, but there are deliberate Eastern references as well. The Victoria Memorial was conceived by Lord Curzon as a fitting monument to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom following her death in 1901.
23 de mar. de 2024 · Queen Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Empire in 1837 and reigned for over sixty years. Highlights include her marriage to Prince Albert, giving birth to nine...
