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Queen victoria of england biography queen victoria i of england was the british monarch from 1837 to 1901. Excerpts from the teenage diaries of queen victoria, spanning from 1832, when victoria was yearsold, to 1840, the same year that she married her cousin prince albert of. Some of queen victorias favourite authors hilliardandcroft. On november 6, 1817, died the princess charlotte, only child of the prince regent, and heir to the crown of england. As queen of england for over 60 years, victoria lent her name to an era. Princess feodora of leiningen anna feodora auguste charlotte wilhelmine. Known as the victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors. Victoria aveyard books list of books by author victoria. Letters from queen victoria to princess victoria of hesse, and queen victoria s highland journals, and more on. Police files on queen victoria s suffragette goddaughter to go on display this article is more than 3 months old. Queen victoria s book of spells is an anthology for everyone who loves these works of neo victorian fiction, and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenthcentury settings, characters, and themes.
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