Queen Victoria - a woman who gave the name of the era
Queen Victoria rules in Britain from 1837 to1901, longer than any of the monarchs of the foggy Albion. She became empress of India, and her name served as the name for a whole era, which was distinguished by innovation, enterprise and increased morale.
The Victorian era is controversial. During the reign of the legendary queen, there have been tremendous shifts in political, social and economic life. The surge in scientific and technological progress and the turn towards Puritanism were due to the views and character of the lady herself of most of the earths on the planet, who ruled almost without leaving her living room.
The Path to the Throne
Victoria was born on May 24, 1819 in the familyEdward Augustus, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III. The mother of the future queen was German Victoria Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the Duchess of Kent. The father died when the girl was several months old. The girl was brought up in the tradition of strict German mores. Victorium ascended the throne at the age of eighteen years after the death of her uncle, King William IV, as the pretenders to the throne of the first line died without leaving their legal heirs. The young queen always needed a fatherly care, so she surrounded herself with men at an age as counselors. Prior to her marriage, her main adviser was William Lam, 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, who was twice elected Prime Minister of Great Britain from the Whig party. The second time under the patronage of the Queen herself. Yunia Victoria had a strong character, a runaway political mind, which enabled her from the first steps to be the Queen of Britain in fact, and not nominally. She did not give ministers a chance to run it against her will.Victoria and Albert
In February 1840, Victoria marriedhis cousin Albert, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. This marriage was preceded by a romantic love story, Victoria was in love with her chosen one with all her heart. Since in England no one dares to offer a hand and heart to the queen, the girl herself made an offer to her lover. Albert became her confidant and advisor and, undoubtedly, also influenced the course of history. Albert was in charge of education and culture. One of his largest projects was the "Great Exhibition of Industrial Works of All Nations", which was located in London's Hyde Park from May 1 to October 15, 1851. Such quantity of inventions, products of handicrafts and works of art have never been exhibited in one place before. This exhibition was the starting point for the creation of the world-famous museum of decorative art by Victoria and Albert. Prince Consort believed that industrialization in society would eliminate poverty and lead the state to universal well-being. In this happiest of the marriages, nine children, four boys and five girls were born. The first daughter became the wife of the German Chancellor, Friedrich III. The second son married the Danish princess. The son of Victoria and Albert Alfred married the great Russian princess Maria Alexandrovna, the daughter of Emperor Alexander II. This happy couple had 42 grandsons: twenty boys and twenty-two girls. Victoria was related to many of the royal families of Europe and Russia. The grand daughter of the queen from her daughter Alice, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, was the wife of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II. As a result, Victoria received the nickname "grandmother of Europe." The Queen's husband died at the age of forty-two from typhoid fever. The mountain of Victoria was long and heavy. The Queen wore mourning for the rest of her days. In her life, a period of thirteen years began when she practically retired, ceased to appear in society and met with ministers. Naturally, this caused a murmur among her subjects. Arose and spread the idea that England does not need a monarch.The most magnificent period of government
Return to public life of the Queen convincedBenjamin Disraeli, 40th Prime Minister of Great Britain. During his leadership of the country, Victoria was proclaimed empress of India in April 1876. India revived Victoria, gave strength to conduct an active foreign policy and become an ideal for its people. Never in her life did the empress visit her colony, but she admired the culture of this country and began to learn Urdu. Advisors of Indian descent appeared at the court of Victoria. Victorium symbolized the unity and tranquility of the great empire. She transferred family values to all her subjects, obliging herself to take care of their prosperity. Victoria has earned her whole life, love and respect, which is still experienced by the people of Great Britain to their queen.Echoes of the past era
The Victorian era demonstrated strengthscientific and technical progress, which naturally had a positive effect on the development of the entire world economy. Under the influence of the queen and her example of the guardians of family values, subjects began to behave extremely modestly, without showing sympathy for the people of the opposite sex openly. However, Puritan morality still has a negative impact on relations in society. The etiquette prescribed by the Puritan society often comes to marasmus, especially the notion of a misalliance, when parents interfere in the decisions of children to marry representatives of their own circle.
