Queen Victoria is ought to be the most important person in this era. Considering she was the queen crowned at age 18. Also ruling over the United Kingdom for 64 years, and this era was quite going through many changes to becoming modernized. She had influence from her early years; The Prime Minister and Her husband, Prince Albert. The taught her about being a ruler in a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch didn’t have much power but could influence decisions. Her personal life in matter is quite interesting.
Such continuous increase in colonial wealth and trade provided everything the extending market for the British goods which couldn't be saturated the house industry because of manual methods of production any more. Large dragged-out wars of 18 century which were waged by regular armies not only resulted in continuous demand for the British goods, but also caused demand for the special, standardized goods.
Queen Elizabeth I was the most remarkable leader in English history. She was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. Her birth was not celebrated; instead it was a bitter disappointment to her father King Henry VIII, who was highly anticipating the birth of a son. Her mother was executed for treason shortly after her birth, and as Aninna Jokinen states in her article, “Elizabeth lost all heredity to the throne” (Jokinen 1). After Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour died, however, Elizabeth was placed back in the order of succession after Edward and Mary by act of parliament.
The Victorian Era began on June 20, 1837 when Queen Victoria was coronated as the monarch of the Great Britain. This marked the beginning of a great and prosperous era for Great Britain: The Victorian Era. The commercial expansion in Great Britain vastly grew because of a number of factors. The creation of factories greatly sped up the production of cheap and standardized goods. The colonization of foreign lands allowed different goods be imported to Great Britain, which expanded the economy and the amount of industries involved in it. The enlargement of different industries within the British economy allowed the economy to grow and expand. Commercial expansion during the Victorian Era was caused by the creation of factories, colonization of foreign lands, and the enlargement of different industries within the British economy.
Queen Elizabeth and all of those around her had a very eventful lifetime. Even when she was just a baby, Princess Elizabeth, had many things, including her mother’s death, going on. She was known by other names as well and she was such an extraordinary queen, that there was an entire era during her reign known as the Elizabethan Era, which was often considered the golden age in English history.
With the increase in product production and the formation of the steam engine came the increase of trade amongst countries. Within 15 years the trade of cotton tripled itself; from 1788 to 1803 was called, “its golden age”. The increased demand of goods was caused by trade overseas making economic prosperity. It was also caused because England had a very large reserve of natural resources, which helped in the manufacturing of new inventions.
The 19th century was also known as the Victorian era, named after Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 at Kensington Palace, London (Victoria). She was the only daughter of her father, Edward (Victoria). She claimed the throne soon after she was born because of her father’s passing (Victoria). Victoria became Queen at age 18 (Victoria). The Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and her husband both helped her through her earlier years of ruling (Victoria). Queen Victoria had nine children, and almost all of her children married into royal families (Victoria). During her time of ruling, she contributed to Britain’s age of expansion, economic progression and its empire (Victoria). Besides the advancements and changes made by Queen Victoria, there were several others. In March o...
In 1837 queen Victoria started her reign as queen of England. She affected the whole world with the political decisions that she made while queen. But these decisions were dictated by things that started the day she was born and even during her reign as queen. Many people don’t really know much about Queen Victoria so they can ask why is your political leader worth studying? What has changed because of her being queen? What lead her and motivated her to make the choices she made? All of these things can be determined by looking at her past life and life during her reign that affected the way she ruled. There are two parts that will be discussed in her life that have affected her as a political leader. The first part has to deal with her childhood and the aspects of the stage in her life. The second part focuses on her life later on from the later years of her marriage to after her husband dies. Many things heavily dictate these two eras in her reign from her life.
Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and she died in 1901. She was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819, in Kensington Palace, London. Victoria's mother was Victoria Mary Louisa, daughter of the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her father was Edward Augustus, duke of Kent and Strathern, the fourth son of George III and youngest brother of George IV and William IV, they were kings of Great Britain. Because William IV had no legal children, his niece Victoria became inheritor apparent to the British crown upon his accession in 1830. On June 20, 1837, with the expiration of William IV. Victoria became queen at the age of 18.
Princess Diana was born The Honorable Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961. She was the third female child to Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. Diana had two older sisters, Sarah and Jane and one younger brother, Charles. Her family was well off and Diana had a privileged childhood. The Spencer’s made their money as successful sheep traders in the 15th century. With their fortune they built Althorp House in Northamptonshire and acquired a family crest and motto – "God defend the right" (Morton 10). The Spencer’s occupied various offices of State and Court. When Diana’s was born her father was disappointed she was a girl. He was hoping for his third children to finally be a male heir to carry on the Spencer name. Diana’s father and the rest of the family wanted to know why her mother was only producing girls. Because of this, her mother was sent to a clinic for tests (Morton 10). She was only 23 at the time. This is ironic because today we now know the sex of the baby is determined by the father. Even though she was too young to understand, Diana believed she was to blame for her father’s disappointment. Finally, a few years later her mother delivered a boy to carry on the Spencer name. Although Diana had a beautiful christening at Sandringham Church with well-to-do Godparents, her brother Charles’s christening was a major event at Westminster Abbey. The Queen was the principal Godparent. The Spencer children were privileged but not snobbish.
On November 6, 1817 Princess Charlotte, the only heir to the crown of England died. She was the only child of the Prince Regent and was not a happy women. She was married off to prince of Orange at the age or 17, but broke off the marriage after falling in love with Prince Augustus of Prussia. He was already married but she was unaware and she continued seeing him. After a long time of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobury admiring her, Princess Charlotte gave him a chance and finally they were married in 1816. Later she got pregnant and for nine months of doctors told her that she was not in good health to have the baby on November 5, 1817 at nine o'clock in the evening after a 50 hour labor, Princess Charlotte delivered a dead baby boy.
Queen Elizabeth I was said to be one of the best rulers of England. Unlike rulers before her, she was a Protestant and not a Catholic. She was not stupid though. She did go to church and did everything that Catholics did to prevent getting her head cut off under the rules of her sister Mary. Elizabeth was very young when she came to rule. She was only 17 years old when her sister Mary died and she took over.
On a National scale this decade saw various events being played out across the world. For instance in Germany advancements were being made in science and social reform. An example of this would be, Pasteur’s first use of the vaccination principal and the Germany’s establishment of the first known health insurance (Goff). The French in the 1880’s were developing new techniques in architecture and waging wars. That is, towards the end of this decade the Eiffel Tower was just being completed and the French were waging a war with the Chinese (Sino-Chinese War) over trading rights (History). The British were busy responding to anti-foreign riots in Egypt, eventually leading to their invasion and capturing of Cairo (History). Neighboring Belgium was concerned with more peaceful, recreational matters, such as their hosting of the first beauty contest in 1888 (Time).
Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth, the first, proved to be a very good and loyal monarch to England. She brought about many changes, both good and bad. On September 7, 1533 a baby girl came into the world. Back then many parents would have been greatly disappointed to have had a baby girl, rather then a boy. However these parents were glad by the birth of their first child together. These proud parents were the king and queen of England, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The girl child was named Elizabeth. The only reason for the birth of Elizabeth had been that she would have been male so that he could have been the heir to King Henry the VIII. It wasn’t until two years later that Henry realized he wasn’t going to get a healthy male heir from Anne Boleyn. She had miscarried twice before delivering a stillborn son. When Elizabeth was two her father had her mother beheaded for adultery and treason, this was just a way to rid himself of her rather then get a divorce. This was not Henry’s first wife; this was his second wife. His first wife had also born him a female child. He had divorced her in hopes that he would get an heir from Anne. With his first wife, Catherine, he had a daughter, which they named Mary. Between the time of Elizabeth’s mothers death and 1537 Henry married yet again. The woman was named Jane Seymour and she cared greatly for Elizabeth. She forced Henry to take Elizabeth back into the house, as it was, Elizabeth had been sent away for schooling and whatnot. In 1537 Elizabeth’s new stepmother, Jane Seymour, gave birth to a son, the birth of this son however brought about the death of Jane from bed fever. The child was named Edward.
When you hear of the Victorian Era, what crosses your mind? One of your first thoughts is probably of Queen Victoria herself, one of the longest ruling monarchs in the history of England. You might also think of the architecture and houses that became popular in that era. You might believe, like many, that the Victorian Era was one of progress and improvements. This is true. Many advances were made during the Victorian Era. For example, between 1809 and 1839, exports grew from £25.4 to £76 million . Great Britain also made advances in communication, using the steamship, railway, and electric telegraph. James Watt and Matthew Boulton improved Britain’s core industries by using steam power in coal mining. The First and Second Reform Acts enabled all men in the country to vote, and this eventually led to women voting in 1918. The first illustrated weekly newspaper was founded in 1842, allowing the working class to stay informed on the news . The list of the improvements that came about during the Victorian era goes on and on.