Queen Victoria Queen Victoria served as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837‚ and as empress of India from 1877‚ until her death in 1901. She was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24‚ 1819‚ in London‚ England‚she was an only child. Victoria’s father died when she was eight months old and her mother became a domineering influence in her life. As a child‚ she was said to be warmhearted and lively. Educated at the Royal Palace by a governess‚ she had a gift for drawing and painting and developed
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5 will show me if house prices have increased in Castleton or not. Location Castleton is a honeypot village in the Derbyshire Peak District‚ in England. The village lies at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peaks hole Water‚ a tributary of the River Noe. The village is situated between the areas known as the Dark Peak (to the north) and the White Peak (to the south). The population of
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Queen Victoria Reigns After the Romantics From the romantics‚ to queen Victoria; it was a time of great social struggles for the poor. Yet a different story was occurring for the middle class‚ the higher classes where in a time of “relative political and social stability” (Gray 783). These conditions helped shape and greatly impacted the novel writing of the era. In the midsts of the reign of Queen Victoria‚ the poor went through a time of great struggles‚ however reforms were occurring‚ and
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Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837‚ and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876‚ until her death. Her reign as the Queen lasted 63 years and 7 months‚ longer than that of any other British monarch before or since‚ and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era‚ a period of industrial‚
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Queen Victoria is associated with Britain’s great age of industrial expansion‚ economic progress‚ and especially‚ empire. At her death it was said‚ “Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set” (Axelrod-Contrada 23). Queen Victoria set the tone of the British Empire for later monarchs by ruling through a series of powerful prime ministers who took political control of Britain. In the early part of her reign‚ two men influenced her greatly: her Prime Minister‚ Lord Melbourne‚ as well
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The piece of artwork‚ done by Albert Bierstadt in 1863‚ titled Rocky Mountains‚ Lander’s Peak‚ is an oil on canvas and is of true inspirational beauty. He perfectly captures the cool‚ vivid colors of the real forest. The scene makes you feel extremely calm‚ peaceful‚ and serene due to the relaxing nature of the picture itself. The cast shadows make the painting very 3-D and make you feel as though you are standing directly in the field‚ looking at the scenery yourself. The more you observe the painting
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When queen Victoria was young she was told she’d be queen. To which she responded “I’ll be good.” (Nelson). Even as a child Queen Victoria knew what type of Queen she wanted to be. She would learn‚ grow and eventually be ready to become Queen. Queen Victoria knew stepping into a high position of power would be difficult and that she would deal with wars‚ death‚ conflicts in society‚ and trouble growing the empire. She decided that she would be strong‚ helpful‚ and stand for compromise. Queen Victoria
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Victoria Climbie By Shannon Pidgley What happened to Victoria Climbie and her abusers? • Victoria was born in Abobo‚ she left the country with her great aunt Marie – Therese Kouau a French citizen for an education in France. They travelled and ended up living in London in April 1999. It is unknown when Climbie’s abuse started but it was known that it had got worse when Kouau moved herself and Climbie into Carl Manning’s home who was known to be Kouau’s boyfriend. During the abuse it has been recognised
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2001 The “Victoria Climbie” inquiry began; the inquiry reviewed what went wrong and why systems failed to prevent the death of this innocent young girl. On February 25 2000 Victoria Climbie was declared dead after months of abuse and neglect‚ the torture of which she was subjected to was what many described as “the worst abuse of a child they had ever seen.” The torture included starvation‚ cigarette burns‚ repeated beatings with a bike chain and hammer blows to her toes. When Victoria was declared
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but what I think of them.” Queen Victoria for the people‚ she was destined to solve the people problems. Queen Victoria was a kind woman. Throughout her troubled childhood‚ Victoria remained positive and focused. Several people considered Queen Victoria a proud queen who went out of her way to assure that her people were happy. Queen Victoria supported her people in great ways such as‚ giving woman petticoats; she built schoolhouses for the poor. When Queen Victoria died at the age of 82‚ she was still
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