Who was Queen Victoria?
- Born on May 24, 1819
- Her 63 years reign was the longest in British history. It is also know as the Victorian Era
- Her uncle King William IV had no children so Victoria became Queen.
- Monarchy in Britain survived because Queen Victoria allowed the switch from political ruler to symbolic ruler.
- The Queen married her cousin Prince Albert when she was 29 years old.
Victoria - The Queen died on Jan 22 1901 and her eldest son became King Edward VII.
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What was life like during the Victorian Era?
- Life For the Upper and middle classes were easy.
- They had large families, up to five to six children.
- The Fathers or Men were always head of the household. And the Mothers never did house work.
- Most children spend most of there time is nursery’s and would be raised by their nanny.
- Some would only see their parents once a day.
- All Household except for the poor had servants to do their the day work.
- For The poorer families their greatest fear was working in a workhouse.
- children were expected to help towards the family budget.
- Many people could not afford the rents.
