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1837: The story of Victoria, Queen of England
Victoria
What you need to know before your trail
In June 1837, the eighteen-year-old Victoria wakes up to find that she is Queen of the most powerful nation in the world. But will she be queen in her own right, or a puppet controlled by her mother and the sinister Sir John Conroy? Can this tiny girl prevail against the men who believe that women are too hysterical to rule?
Everyone wants her to get married, but Victoria has no intention of entering into a marriage of convenience with her cousin Albert, a shy bookworm who didn’t know how to dance the last time she met him. She would much rather reign alone with a little help from her Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. He may be old enough to be her father, but he is the only man who believes that she will be a great Queen, and he knows how to make her laugh. A husband would only get in the way…
Travel Guide
A royal tour of London
There is a lot to see in London through the eyes of Queen Victoria and this is a tour not just of the palaces but the parks and gardens Victoria loved so much.
Kensington Palace – plus statue of the great lady herself
Buckingham Palace – – plus statue of the great lady herself
Windsor Castle
“I do not care for the name Alexandrina. Now that I am Queen, I have decided I shall call myself by my middle name, Victoria. It is my own”
Imagine waking up, aged 18, in June 1837 to find that you are now the Queen of the powerful nation in the world. She wants to be Queen in her own right but there are many who wish to control her and given her sex and age, think that they can. Many people believe that women are controlled by their emotions and so are too emotional to rule, too hysterical to rule
Streetview Maps
A) Kensington Palace and Queen Victoria Statue
B) Buckingham Palace and Queen Victoria Statue
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Victoria
Author/Guide Daisy Goodwin Destination: London Departure Time: 1837 onwards
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