Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria

• Born in 1819
• Died in 1901
• Married Prince Albert
• Nick name Drina Queen Victoria for kids
• Children 9
• Crowned Queen in1837
• Reigned for 63 years
• Saddest moment Death of Prince Albert

• Queen Victoria

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Victorian Dates of Interest

• 1819 Princess Victoria born.
• 1837 Victoria becomes Queen.
• 1840 Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert.
• 1840 First national postal service introduced.
• 1842 The Mines Act stops children under 10 from
  working in the mines.
• 1844 The Factory Act stops children between 8 and
  13 working more than 6.5 hours a day.
• 1848 First Christmas tree introduced by Prince
  Albert.

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• 1851 The Great Exhibition opened at Crystal
  Palace by Prince Albert.
• 1858 The telegraph system was introduced between
  England and United States of America.
• 1861 Prince Albert dies of typhoid.
• 1863 The first underground railway is opened in
  London.
• 1867 The right to vote is widened to include most
  men.
• 1876 Alexander Bell invents the telephone.
• 1880 The Education Act makes compulsory schooling
  for all children between 5 and 10.
• 1901 Queen Victoria dies. Her son, Edward VII,
  becomes King.