Queen Victoria
Biography
Eighteen at accession, Victoria ruled 63 years over the world greatest empire, a quarter of humanity. Marriage to Albert set the moral family template, her mourning after his death 1861 defined an era. She was Empress of India, witnessed industrial transformation, Chartism, and the slow empowerment of Commons. Nine children married into every royal house, grandmother of Europe.
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