Born on 24 May, 1819 in Kensington Palace, Alexandrina Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. At birth, Victoria was the fifth in line after her father and his three older brothers. Eight months after her birth, her father had died and she was the next in line as her three uncles before her had no legitimate children who survived. In 1830 after her uncle George IV died, she became heiress presumptive next to her surviving uncle, William IV. The Regency Act of 1830 made special provision for the Duchess of Kent to act as her regent just in case William died while Victoria was still a minor. King William in 1836 declared in the Duchess’ presence that he wanted to live until Victoria’s 18th birthday, so that the regency could be avoided. Victoria’s childhood was described as “melancholy”. Her mother, whom was overly protective of her daughter, formed the Kensington System. The system in practice allowed Victoria to never leave the sides of her mother, tutor or her governess. She was isolated from other children and in that, the Duchess of Kent and her attendant, Sir Conroy supervised and noted every action the heiress did as well as who she was and was not allowed to see. During her daily rituals, her lessons often included French, German, Italian and Latin but only English was spoken at home. On 24 May 1837, Victoria turned 18 and the regency was avoided as King William had hoped for. On 20 June 1837, King William IV died at the age of 71; Victoria was then Queen of the United Kingdom. The government at the time was led by the Whig Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne who had deeply influenced the Queen. Melbourne was a childless widower and considered Victoria to be his o... ... middle of paper ... ...of her time, surpassing her grandfather George III by three days. She was also the last monarch of the House of Hanover. Victoria wrote on average 2500 words a day during her adult life. She encompassed 122 volumes of her detailed daily life from July 1832 just until before her death. Beatrice was appointed her literary executor shortly after her mother’s death. Beatrice, having edited the diaries on her own hand burned the originals in the process. To this day, despite the destruction, much of the diaries still exist. Works Cited • Benson, E.F. Queen Victoria. New York: Marboro Books Corp., 1992. • “Victoria”. The Encyclopedia Americana International Edition. Vol 28. 1996. • “Queen Victoria: Biography”. http://spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRvictoria.htm 7/9/11 • “Queen Victoria”. http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom 7/9/11
As child, Margaret was raised primarily by her mother and grandmother; her father had been taken hostage in Dijon, Burgundy when she was only a few years old. With her mother in charge of her education, Margaret was able to study with the same tutors who taught her brothers until the age of fift...
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal was their first child and born on November 21, 1840. She married Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia. Frederick became emperor of Germany, but died three months after. Their eldest son became Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. Their daughter, Sophie married a Greek prince and later became Queen of Greece. Victoria had eight children in total. She died on August 5, 1901, months after her mother died.
British princess. Born August 21, 1930, at Glamis Castle in Scotland, as the second daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom (who ruled from 1937 to his death in 1952) and sister of Queen Elizabeth II (1952--). In the early 1950s, the romance between Margaret—then third in line to the throne after her sister’s two children, Charles and Anne—and Group Captain Peter Townsend, a highly decorated World War II fighter pilot and recent divorcé, caused quite a scandal both within and outside of the British royal family.
Elizabeth, the last of the Tudors, died at seventy years of age after a very successful forty-four year reign.
Queen Isabella was born in 1451, in the city of Castile, Spain (Leon 75). She was the daughter of King John II and Arevalo (Maltby par 1). Her family was very strong Catholics and she was born and raised a Catholic. Her brother, Alfonso, became King. He banished her mother, younger brother, and her from the kingdom (Leon 75, 77). Isabella had chestnut hair with natural red highlights and her look was demure and soft. She went to school with nuns at Santa Ana Convent. At school, she fancied reading, writing, music, and painting. In her free time, she was tutored at home with her older brother. After her childhood, she learned treachery was everywhere. As a teenager, her family forced her to marry a scoundrel. That day, she prayed to God for deliverance. On the way to their wedding, he choked and died from bronchitis. From that day on, she was ready for what was coming her way.
She was born into a family of a long line of royal decedents. She became Queen at the age of twenty four. She was the first women to be on an US commutative coin. Who is this very accomplished person? Queen Isabella. Bold and daring, Queen Isabella accomplished many things in her thirty years of rein as Queen of Castile and Aragon.
Her children greatly shaped her life; she gave birth to eight children and loved them deeply. In, "In Reference to My Children", she writes about neutering her children: “great was my pain when I you bread, great was my care when you I feed" (Bradstreet 55). She recorded her struggles about being a mother in troubling times. In her poem, "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" she records the last moments before giving birth: "and when thy loss shall be with gains, look to my little babes, my dear remains."(Bradstreet 21), she writes this thinking it would be her last thinking that childbirth would kill her, proving that her love for her children is greater than any other love she has, and that she would die for them. Her husband also is a theme in her poems, she writes about her bond with him and that "if ever two were one, then surely we" (Bradstreet 1) in "To My Dear Loving Husband". Bradstreet Is constantly writing about her husband and her love for him when he is far telling the reader that she is close with her husband and that she loves him deeply. Not only does her poems reflect her husband but also the roll that women had in the 1600's. In "A Love Letter to Her Husband" she tells him to "post with double speed, mark what I say, by all our loves contour him not to stray" (Bradstreet 39). One of her most prominent themes would be her devotion to her religion and God. She
Martha Washington lived a life full of love and sacrifice. She was born as a simple little girl Martha Dandridge to her plantation home in New Kent; she was married at 18 to become Martha Dandridge Custis. Still yet she was widowed at the age of twenty-six with two children and a land of over 17,000 acres to run on her own. Then she met a gentleman by the name of George Washington and Martha became the figure we know today as Martha Dandridge Custis Washington or Martha Washington.
When attempting to write an interesting and appealing work of historical fiction, an author may compromise the historical truth behind the story in order to attract readers. Usually, authors can be very true to the history behind the person or event that they are writing about. Yet, sometimes, works of historical fiction are glamorized in order to make the story more appealing. The novel, The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory was not an accurate representation of the life of Elizabeth Woodville because of its continual usage of historical rumors and unproven facts rather than factual information. In this book, Philippa Gregory introduced Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen of England during the late 1400’s and her fascinating story. Elizabeth’s life was surrounded by mystery, since her sons disappeared from the Tower of London in the end of the fifteenth century, and to this day, no one is sure of what happened to them. Elizabeth’s life was laced with rumor, especially the rumor of her use of witchcraft.
King George III (known as the king who lost America), was born in 1738. King George III's
Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I of England was infamously known as Bloody Mary. While many believe Bloody Mary was an evil monster, others believe she was a great queen because of her many accomplishments. Mary was actually a good devoted Catholic others still to this day believe she was an evil woman, but with these interesting facts it will be determined that Mary was a good queen.
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.
Spilka, Mark. "Victorian Childhoods." Michigan Quarterly Review 39.2 (2000): 411-21. ProQuest. Web. 7 May 2014.
Who was King George III? King George III was England’s longest-ruling monarch before Queen Victoria. He took his place in the throne in 1760 until his death in January 29, 1820. During his 59 year reign on the throne he came out with the victory in the Seven Years’ War, led England’s resistance to Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Many people see Queen Elizabeth II as just a queen but what most people don’t know is that she has countless qualities besides just being royalty. She was born as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926 in London. She has pretty much lived her whole life as a royal as she started her reign at the young age of 16 years old. Queen Elizabeth II has earned many titles and recognitions though out her reign. During her control, many have said that she has tried to make the British monarchy more modern and sensitive to the public.