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4 de jun. de 2024 · Discover the history, traditions and activities of the Royal Family, from their official engagements to their personal interests. Visit royal.uk, the official website of the Royal Family.
The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. The basis for the succession was determined in the constitutional developments of the seventeenth century, which culminated in the Bill of Rights (1689) and the Act of Settlement (1701).
4 de mai. de 2023 · Empire, Monarchy and Empire. Queen Victoria (1837-1901) is synonymous with the British Empire. It was under her reign that the colonial Empire expanded rapidly to the point where ‘the sun never sets on the British Empire’. A cartoon depicting the assumption of Crown rule in India after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Victoria 63 years, 216 days. Inheriting the throne through her father Edward, the fourth son of George III, Victoria’s was the second longest reign in British history. Remembered for her strict moral values, she oversaw further expansion of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution, and with her beloved Prince Albert, had nine children.
When her beloved husband Prince Albert died at a tragically young age, Queen Victoria found herself bereft, running an Empire alone and the single mother to nine small children. This three-part history documentary explores how Queen Victoria’s grief changed her as a mother and a monarch. Queen Victoria’s coping mechanisms were quite extreme.
At the time of her death, she was third in line to the British monarchy. In the early 19th century, the monarch was George III , a father of 15 children, 13 of whom lived to adulthood. Although the numbers appeared on his side, as the old monarch approached the end of his life, his children had produced only one legal heir – Princess Charlotte.
26 de mai. de 2024 · Queen Victoria‘s coronation in 1838 marked the start of one of history‘s most remarkable royal turnarounds. With the crown‘s reputation and relevance at a low point, the young queen seized her chance to prove the monarchy‘s value to a changing Britain. Through her unifying presence, capable leadership, and the moral example of her reign ...
