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Why is she famous?

Queen Victoria, one of the longest monarchs to ever rule, only ever broken by queen Elizabeth. Not only did she succeed as a queen, but also as the empress of India. During her reign, she oversaw advances in industry like businesses, science and communication, building of railways (most famously the London Underground), and many cultural expansions. She was the first monarch to be

able to use a train as it was invented with her support. She became so famous that the Victorian Age and Victorian Era was named after her.

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Accomplishments

known for her early age of succession (19)
restored the reputation of monarchy after her royal uncle's thriftless rule
oversaw the industrial expansion
promoted educational advances
abolished slavery and workers' welfare
became empress of India
helped Australia and Canada become more dominant
helped unite South Africa
became related to almost all of the ruling houses of the continent with her children's and grandchildren's marriages
became one of the longest ruling monarchs (81)
fun fact: she is known as the shortest queen (5.0') but this did not stop her from being a successful ruler

Empress

After the Indian rebellion, the past rulers were no longer in rule. Because of this, Benjamin Disraeli, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, returned to rule. He passed many laws but one in particular was the Royal Titles Act of 1876. This act crowned Queen Victoria as empress of India in 1877. The reason of her becoming empress was to continue showing the association between the monarchy and empire.

Fun fact: she never visited the country.

However, she had always taken a great liking of the culture and even had one of her rooms specifically built with traditional carvings and symbols. As the empress of India, she oversaw the expansion of lands, hosted banquets, hosted parties in the palace for the Indian nobility, and rode in processions.

Attempted Assassinations

Edward Oxford

On June 10th of 1840, the first assassination committed by Edward Oxford happened as the queen and prince were getting on their carriage when Oxford fired his pistol. The first shot was about the hit Queen Victoria but she turned away by luck. By the second shot, the queen and prince ducked to hide. Oxford was then strangled to the ground by the public and found guilty of the attempted assassination and insane. He spent 24 years in asylum.

John William Bean

July 3rd, 1842, in yet another carriage ride, John William Bean, an 18 year old assassin, waits by the curb of the queen's path; gun in hand. As she rides past, Bean points his pistol but misses. Bean then flees from the crowd but is later found and arrested.

Robert Pate

This attempt took place June 27, 1850 as Queen Victoria and her children were in a carriage on their way to visit her dying uncle. As they started to get out of the carriage, Pate ran up to the queen and hit her harshly with his cane on her head, causing her to fall over. When she got up, there was a huge wound on her forehead and soon she would have a big black eye. Pate was then taken away and sentenced to jail.

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Imprint on The World

Many machines in modern textile factories are based on the machines that were made by Victorian engineers, directed by Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria's contribution to underground railroads are still a success. Many of the railroads the queen oversaw have now merged to become the London Underground.

Queen Victoria helped in improving the telegraph. She was seen on August 1858 exchanging telegraphic pleasantries with the US president, James Buchanan. The telegraph is a successful part of our history and has now been modernized into a phone.

Crown of The Week

How crown was received:

The coronet was designed by Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert in 1840 to match a similar brooch also given by Prince Albert. This was also the year the couple became married. The crown was made by Joseph Kitching, a skilled jeweler.

Details of the crown:

The crown includes a base made of pure silver, full of gracefully mounted diamonds. There are eleven sapphires and flakes of gold behind the sapphire.

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Fun fact:

This was one of Queen Victoria's favorite crowns and it disappeared forever!