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1) Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace in London, England. Her full name was Alexandrina Victoria. 2) Queen Victoria was born to an English father, Edward, Duke of Kent, and a German mother, Princess Maria Louisa Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfald. 3) Victoria became Queen in June 1837, when she was just 18 years old.
2001. S1.E2. Passage to India. A British commercial venture, The East India Company, controls a large part of the Indian continent. Initially a trading venture, it encroached into India's social life, ultimately leading to political and military conflict. Britain becomes embroiled in a war in Crimea, and, in India, mutiny against British rule ...
"Queen Victoria's Empire" is both the story of this remarkable time, and an engaging portrait of a queen who ruled over one-fifth of the world's population.
Victoria Wood travels around the world in search of the legacy of Queen Victoria. Humorous and grave in equal measures, her epic journey takes us on a breathtaking tour of the old Empire beginning in India and continuing through Hong Kong, Borneo, Ghana, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Australia and Zambia.
2 de abr. de 2014 · During this time, the British Empire experienced only a few small wars, ... Queen Victoria's reign lasted 63 years, surpassed by great-great granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.
Victoria, reine du plus grand empire du monde. Rien ne destinait à régner la jeune fille de 18 ans qui monte sur le trône en 1837. Victoria, reine d’Angleterre, imprimera pourtant sa marque sur son époque et son empire durant 63 ans. Portrait de la reine Victoria réalisé par Alexander Melville. Cet article a initialement paru dans le ...
19 de jun. de 2012 · At the time of Queen Victoria’s birth in 1819, England was an agrarian society. Within a few short decades, this small island nation was transformed into an industrial superpower, with an empire spanning the globe. Queen Victoria’s Empire is both the story of this remarkable time and an engaging portrait of a queen who ruled over one-fifth of the world’s population. Queen Victoria’s ...
