and Victoria the Saxon-Coburg-Zaalfeld. Her education was very strict. She couldn’t have friends and could communicate only with mother, home teachers and servants. She suffered much from that.
She was rather popular among the British. Even Russian Prince Alexander (future Tsar Alexander II) was in love with Victoria, but his parents didn’t let him marry.
married Albert the Prince of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha. Their marriage was
very happy. Victoria and Albert loved each other very much and they had 9 children.
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The reign of Victory can be called contradictory.
During these years Great Britain became the strongest and
the richest state in the world. Britain was declared as the Empire. It had many colonies in Africa, Asia and America. In 1876 year she got the title “The Empress of India”
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During Victoria’s reign Great Britain practically didn’t have
large wars, except the Crimean War, where Great Britain
with France supported Turkey against Russia. This war showed true heroism of Russian people, and it gave to Britain Florence Nightingale, the beginner of nurse’s profession,
moral values. “Victorian moral” was the whole system of
different moral prohibitions and settings. Rich people were respected and poor people were neglected. Women practically didn’t have rights. They only had the role of men’s servants.
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Victoria has ruled Great Britain for 63 years.
She died on the 22nd of January in 1901.
She left after herself the mightiest state in the world with strong industry, army and navy. Her name have got many natural and historical objects, her descendants are many of modern European monarchs.
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Victoria Memorial in London Victoria memorial in Calcutta
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Victoria – the capital of the Seychelles The Victoria
– the biggest lake in Africa
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Victoria – the fall on the Zambezie Victoria Regia
– the biggest water lily
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The last Russian Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna was the
granddaughter of Queen Victoria. From her she inherited the
dangerous gene of haemophilia which struck many European royal families. Russian Prince Alexei also suffered from this disease.
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The Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II is