Queen Victoria Aimee WilkinsonQueen Victoria was a strong female figure of the 18th century, well into the 19th. She was born to rule and was the longest-serving British monarch and ruled for almost 64 years. He created the Victorian period, waged battles, created his own rules and lived a family life. Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 in London. She was the only daughter of Edward, (Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III), and his wife Victoria Marie Louise of Saxe-Coburg. Her father died when she was only eight months old. He became heir to the throne, as his three uncles, George IV, Frederick Duke of York and William IV), had no living children. He lived a quiet, secluded childhood in Kensington Palace with his mother and a large number of German-speaking residents. German was Victoria's first language, although she soon learned the English language. On 20 June 1837, Princess Victoria became Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Many said she was too young and immature for the throne. In the following years the young queen had to face many problems, she had to deal with epidemics (cholera, typhoid), bad harvests and economic collapses, riots for the right to vote and the rejection of the corn law. But he overcame it all and created a golden age for England. The Victorians invented the modern idea of ​​"invention". They created the concept that humans can create solutions to their problems. Science also progressed greatly during the heyday of the Victorian period. Hospitals were established and surgical treatments began to be used thanks to advances in anesthetics and antiseptics. Politics was very important to the people. As a science...... middle of the paper...... Rheumatism in her legs made her lame and her eyes clouded by cataracts, she felt ill until January. He died on Tuesday, January 22, 1901, at half past six in the evening. He was 81 years old. Victoria had written down instructions on how she wanted her funeral to take place. Once again, she wore white instead of black and wore her wedding veil. Small things containing memories were placed in the coffin with her. One of Albert's dressing gowns was placed at his side, along with a plaster cast of his hand, a lock of John Brown's hair, and a photo of him covered in flowers in his left hand. In addition, she wore John Brown's mother's wedding ring, given to her by him in 1883. She was buried in the mausoleum next to Prince Albert. Queen Victoria led a dramatic and stressful life. A lot has happened to her and she will always be an important part of the story.