Did you know that Queen Victoria was only 18 years old on June 20th, 1837 (that is exactly 170 years ago Today) when she took over Great Britain?
Queen Victoria ruled for more than 63 years, longer than any other British monarch. Her reign coincided with the height of the industrial revolution and was marked by significant social, economic, and technological changes in the UK. The Irish Potato Famine adversely affected Victoria’s popularity, despite the fact that she donated 5,000 pounds to the starving Irish people; why was this the case? Read more at encyclopedia article)
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pearl
yeah – isn’t that something? and she was the empress of not only England, but many other countries in a matter of few years after that – almost half the world!! thanks for stopping by Shankar… tc and kit