Queen Victoria of the UK
Queen Victoria ruled over a large family, an industrial revolution and a great Empire.
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Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland who loved deeply, and had a happy marriage and home life despite being a bit of a domestic tyrant. She oversaw the industrial revolution and the British conquest of a quarter of the world. Making her Empress of India and a symbol of the far-flung British Empire.
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Funny how Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t meant to be queen either, but both she and Victoria made history as queens.
I feel like all the past British Regnant Queens weren’t meant to be heirs but faith chose them to be rulers 😏
Also Elizabeth II was still meant to be Queen as she was third in line , she would not be queen if her uncle had heirs or had she had a brother
Same goes for Elizabeth 1 as well. Outlived both half siblings as well as getting readded to the line succession at the last moment towards the end of Henry 8’s life.
Neither was e the 1st
@@ismaelali8011it’s like it was divine intervention almost
I thought it was ironic that she fell down the stairs. An accident her mother tried to avoid for 18 yrs.
I thought her mum made her hold hands every time she went down the stairs
Lol
@@smithrogers4524 until she was 18 after then she stopped plus when it happend her mother was ded
Your name is Victoria😭not that it’s a problem
There were many people who were constantly launching plots to kill Princess Victoria as they would benefit from her death. Victoria's mother was protecting her. Over- protective, yet, if you knew that there were many people who were trying to find a way to kill your child, what would you do? Princess Victoria was also heavily guarded when she went to the privy or when she took a walk outside. She had a series of food tasters to thwart any attempts to poison her. 2 of the tasters died shortly after taste testing the food, 5 became seriously ill yet survived. Also, Sir John Conroy exerted extensive control over Victoria's mother, also exerted extreme control over Victoria, herself, grooming her to be significant benefit to her when/if she became Queen. He didn't foresee all the grooming as having the opposite effect he desired. When Victoria became Queen, she found a way to extricate herself from her mother's control, to also send Conroy back to Ireland. Victoria's mother was a wealthy widow with 2 children when she married Victoria's father. As the mother of a possible future Queen, then as her daughter became Queen, she was prevented from marrying again. This was a bitter pill for her to swallow, yet, her relationship with her daughter as well as her income depended on her following the social rules.
How sweet that she wanted her dog placed on her bed as she was dying. She obviously loved dogs from the time she was a child, and my theory is that she wanted her dog to know that she had died and had not abandoned it. How lovely that she cared so deeply for the dog.
spot on - she wanted it to know she dying
She new that life is better with a dog!
@@78asasou She knew it for sure!
It seems that Queen Victoria's love of dogs & horse riding was passed along as Queen Elizabeth II has her corgis, loves her horses.
@@lisahinton9682 Hello. How are you doing?
So Queen Victoria and Albert were responsible for introducing .. * The Christmas Tree * White wedding dress * Prince Albert piercing * Popularized Wearing black for mourning * Keeping hair in lockets after loved ones passing LEGENDS
one of these things is not like the other
Ah! Thank you!
and marriage between cousins
@@iwillsmithyou7633 Those are Habsburgs, Austrian. Not Hannoverian.
@@thekingshussar1808 wasn't it the Spanish Habsburgs that did the royal inbreeding thing?
Sadly interesting that Charlottes death was the only reason that Victoria was born. If Charlotte had lived....one of those big “what if’s” of history.
I hope Lindsay will do a full video about Princess Charlotte - I know she was featured in Lindsay's video on Queens who died in childbirth, but Princess Charlotte's life is so interesting it deserves a full detailed video
@@Lionstar16 ^2
Nothing much would've happened since, by 1837, the monarchy had very little power in the UK. The UK was governed by parliament at this time. So all the things the UK did between 1830 and 1901 would still happen. The only difference would've been that Queen Elizabeth II might have not been the current monarch, thus the only difference would've been in the Royal Family.
Well a lot of monarchs would not have been born. The royal lines of Russia, Germany, and Spain would be very different
@@peterromeo4379 most likely, the Congo 🇨🇬 would have been better off. Leopold was the product of Charlottes husband’s second marriage
One really cool thing: Victoria was multilingual. She spoke: English, French, German, and Italian! Also learned a little bit of hindi! Her and Albert spoke German to each other in private! I have always been fascinated by multilingualism! Queen Victoria is one of the inspirations toward me learning French and German on top of Spanish! Possibly catalan too! But we’ll see!
For real? I didn't know Queen Victoria was multilingual. So cool that she is your inspiration to learn different languages! I'm interested in Spanish & French language mostly.
@@OliviaMorning if you need help with either, hit me up!
@@brettlarch8050Thx. I'm already familiar with Spanish but I speak a little of it. I guess I'm an intermediate. French is more difficult then Spanish.
I know.
Not just Victoria. In the Georgian royal family it was considered practically criminal not to at least learn French and German. Without those languages, you'd have no hope of being seen as elite, let alone be able to communicate with your royal peers throughout Europe. French in particular was the lingua franca of upper-class Europeans well into the 19th Century, before English took over. English was the language of the common folk, not yet widely spoken outside Britain and its colonies.
Fun fact: She was named Aleksandrina in honor to Alexander I of Russia (who hugely participated in Napoleon's defeat). He was also her godfather.
Yeah
Her name was Alexandrina “Drina” Victoria
Wait. This doesn't make sense. Britain and Russia were bitter rivals between 1813 and 1907 in a rivalry called the Great Game.
@@kamanashiskar9203 they were allies during napoleonic wars in the sixth and seventh coalition (1813-1815). Participation from both sides sealed the french defeat.
@@uzytkownik2150 Well, Queen Victoria was born in 1819 thus it still doesn't make sense.
I kind of think John Brown was probably her best friend. He helped pull her out of her depression after Albert died and supported her bluntly. When she fell he carried her without hesitation. I guess to brown there was no difference in status he just saw his friend being hurt. They could’ve been lovers and that’s all good, maybe Victoria needed someone like John to help her in her old age.
he suceeded, he died before her
Then there was Abdul...but she died before him and what was done after to Abdul by her son Bertie who was King. Ext, and her Household was a cruel travesy
Most woman would be devastated by having that kind of a husband die in such a manner. While it might be acceptable for some aristocrat to spend many years in a spiralling depression. It's not acceptable for a reigning monarch to spend years on end grieving over it.
Yes indeed, bestie was bussin
@@lila2986Bestie, Victoria’s dead I don’t think she cares😟
Victoria began the tradition of brides wearing white and she also began the tradition of wearing black for mourning when her husband died. She’s the queen of fashion
According to my knowledge, Catherine de' Medici is believed to be the first noble woman (royalty) to wear black gown to mourn her husband's death (Henry II of France) in mid 16th century.
@@DS-ow3ugCatherine wasn’t the first, she was notable for wearing black for the rest of her life, but black veils, cloth and black caps had been traditional for wealthy widows since the Roman era
Which is so strange considering that white was the colour for mourning for this era around the world
It really bothers me how there’s always a line of being cold toward the kids in this family
From what I’ve gathered, the dynamics of aristocratic families is weird because they are not “natural” families. The production of heirs, the attainment of titles and the acquisition of properties and estates.. It’s more like an enterprise, the family itself is a business and the members are employees, which doesn’t leave a lot of space for usual affection and other such sentiments.
@@Guillhez according to sources I’ve read, a lot of royal family members have had closer relationships with nannies and caretakers more than their own parents. Pretty sad. Shouldn’t be that way. I hate that I like my stepbrothers better than my own brother who verbally abused me growing up.
@MitchTheYoshi at this point, they are pretty much glorified tax payed celebrities sometimes.
Why does it “bother” you?
@@brettlarch8050 THEY DO NOT GET THEIR MONEY FROM TAXES.
Hello! Irish fan here. I need to butt in with some VERY important context regarding the whole potato famine segment of this video. 1) Yes, the potato crop failed during Victoria's reign which caused mass starvation in Ireland. However, Ireland produced a wealth of other vegetable and fruit crops, as well as livestock and dairy. As Ireland was British territory, these were shipped to Britain to feed the British people, leaving the Irish potatoes to live on. This did not stop during the potato blight, even though Irish people were starving and Britain could have imported the food they required from other countries. They left the Irish to starve rather than buy what they needed. 2) Yes, Victoria gave the highest donation towards the relief effort. However, this is because she refused any donations that exceeded her £2,000. For example, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire offered £10,000 to the relief effort when he heard of the plight of the Irish people. This was cut down to a donation of £1,000, which the Sultan supplemented with secret shipments of food to the starving Irish. I'm a fan of yours and a fan of history, including British royal history for all it doesn't mesh too well with my own country's history. However, it is EXTREMELY important to note that the Irish "famine" was not just some natural disaster. It was a deliberate choice to allow a genocidal level starvation to take place rather than cause an expensive inconvenience to Britain. This needs to be noted because the very same choice was made by Churchill in the 1940s with the Bengal region of India, and like Victoria and Peel he got away with that decision with his reputation intact. Aside from all that... Hi! Big fan of your videos! Looking forward to more! Ireland never had Queens outside of ancient legend but do consider a video about Grainne "Grace" O'Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland who had an audience with Queen Elizabeth I in which they conversed in Latin since it was the only language they shared.
Agreed . Also check how the fool Winston Churchill was responsible for man made famine in Bengal.
Well said
Thanks for the information.
Thank you for the context!
As a person of Scottish heritage I sympathize with my Irish neighbors. The Celts forever!
Prince Albert was the best husband a queen could ask for
Hello Royal Roses. How are you doing?
Mary of Teck knew Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II (current Monarch) that’s fascinating
This has always fascinated me as well!
Mary of Teck is the current queen’s grandmother. So that’s not surprising that she knew her. Lol.
@@damonika09 Princess Diana barely knew her own children because they were so young when she died.
@Abdull Yusuf bruh what?! You must be joking
@@hera7884 They still remember their mother though. William and Harry were 15 and 12 when she died. I just hate that she died while they were still that young. She should be here spoiling her grandchildren. 😭
She’s finishing of the Queens of Europe series with Victoria!
no, there is still Constance of Sicily, Mary of Guise, Anne of Brittany, Mary queen of Scots, Catherine of Aragon, and Alexandra Feodrorovna. But it's close!
I hope she's not finishing the Queens of Europe series. I'd like to see Margaret of Anjou, Katherine Swynford (Not sure if she was ever Queen but still) Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth of York...The whole Wars of the Roses lot...and thats just England lol
Noooooooooooo i don't want the queens series to end, Its my passion lol :(
Please don’t say that! There’s still Catherine Tudor, Anne Neville, and many others.
I think it's not over. Did she do one for queen Elizabeth the 2nd or Mary the 1st?
Crazy that as a kid she was not allowed to walk down the stairs without someone holding her hand for fear of her falling, then years later she fell down the stairs.
Destiny always calls @Indecisive much, lol
new video concept: the husbands of the british queens regnant
Wow, that's a lot of British kings, and very little prince consorts and husbands of queens regnant!
Nancy Eng What I meant was a video dedicated only to the husbands of the queens regnant; I just wanted to include Philip II of Spain and William III in the group even though they were kings technically
Don’t forget prince Frederick of Denmark husband of Queen Anne
@@Patrick3183 you mean george of denmark?
@@rilianelucifen876 That would be a really interesting video! Geoffrey of Anjou, Philip of Spain, William of Orange, George of Denmark, Albert, and Philip of Greece. We could even throw Guildford Dudley in too!
"Mrs Brown" and "Victoria & Abdul" made about 25 years apart but both starring Dame Judi Dench as The Queen are REALLY good movies. Gerard Butler plays John Brown in his first "starring role" or some such. King Leonidas,yall!
Actually Gerard Butler played John Brown's brother Archie Brown - Billy Connolly played John Brown
Oh lol thank you. I haven't been able to find it on Demand 😣
Billy
I could just be mishearing, but around 16:17, Prince Albert's death year is 1861, not 1961. Other than that, great job!
You def didn’t mishear, she said “1961”. I had to skip back bc that’s what I heard.
Past kings
She did that in another Victoria video I’m pretty sure the audio is just copied into other videos
I'm doing a masters degree in history and even I still sometimes accidentally write 1972 instead of 1792. It's so hard not to do occasionally. Alas, most historians are not numbers people. >_
Could you imagine though if Prince Albert lived to 142? Victoria would have been very happy with that.
It’s very funny to me that once Charlotte died, everyone scrambled to produce an heir. It must have been bitter for Victoria to know that the only reason for her birth was to get someone to succeed her old uncle.
Its always struck me how alike her and Albert looked. Cousins that looked just like each other. It is amazing how close the family was and Albert was a fascinating man however.
Well they WERE cousins which explains the resemblance
And there is a long history of inbreeding among the monarchy. I think this is the reason why prince Charles is so ugly ( check out pics of him when he was young) and why he married Diana ( so she could bring in somewhat fresh blood and genes). If not he would probably have married one of his many cousins
I was always taught that she reined very sternly, but I had no idea about how harsh of a childhood she had. That she didn't have much of a childhood, rather it seems like she was a prisoner in her own home. It is amazing that in a system that should have made her dependent on the people around her, ended up making her a very independent and strong-willed queen.
Yeah. It sounds quite similar to many children who grew up with parents who saw their children as meal tickets today.
The love that Albert and Victoria shared is essentially what I want out of life
and its sad that she never truly got over her husband's death.
Me too. I'm sure there were hurdles, but I love how sweet Albert and Victoria's relationship is. ❤
Love your work Lindsay! Just wanted to point out that Queen Victoria wasn't all that generous to the straving Irish during the Famine. In fact, Prime Minister Russell begged her to take an interest and do more for the Irish people. Yes, she donated 2,000 pounds, but because of Royal protocol no one else could donate more than her. The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire wanted to donate 10,000 pounds but couldn't without offending the queen. This money could've saved lives. Even now, Ireland's population has not recovered from the destruction of the famine.
As a person of Scottish heritage I sympathize with the Irish people.
Please do a series on the Romanovs!!
Yess plzz!!!
Ooo, I would live to see that!!!
Yeeeee
I hate the Romanovs
@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 ok
Prince Albert was the best husband and father in British royalty. Queen Victoria has a proud legacy after her. Most notable monarch till date. Thanks for your great video.
Victoria was very beautiful when she was younger.
this was a bygone era of photoshop . it was common to be extra embellished. we can tell she was sweet but she was no oil painting.
@@PHlophe I still think she was beautiful when she was younger.
@@PHlophe I wouldn't mind having A night with A YOUNG Victoria.
@@PHlophe literally u saw her as an oil painting
@@magnificentgoddess2525 creeeeeeepy
A correction! At 22:42, King George III wasn't her great grandfather. George III was her paternal grandfather. Thank you and your video is very useful and impressive
It looks like it though. I mean his eldest great grandchild was older than Victoria
That’s what i was Thinking
Frederick, Prince of Wales was Queen Victoria's great-grandfather. George III was her paternal grandfather. I guess it is.
This video saved my ass. I had to do a project on Queen Victoria for a credit recovery class for high school. I don't think I could have graduated if it weren't for this video. It saved me so much time researching. Thank you!!!
So I read the Royal Diaries book about her, and when the king held a ball and Victoria was invited, the guest of honour was Maria de Gloria a girl around Victoria's age that was going to be the next queen of Portugal and in the diary, Victoria describes her as being very pleasant, very warm, and very honest, and it didn't seem like two soon-to-be Queens meeting for the first time, it was more like two girls from high class families meeting at a party for the first time and becoming friends.
I know you mentioned Empress Victoria in your video on Queen Victorias daughters, but could you one day make a video dedicated to her? She had a very tumultuous life.....
If only her husband (and Queen Victoria's son in law) had lived longer. Many think Frederick III might have stopped the two world wars, or at least caused them to be much smaller in scale.
Why? I am way better than that idiot.
No, Victoria was NEVER heir apparent to the throne: to the very date of her accession, she was always subject to displacement in the succession by the birth of a nearer heir. Indeed her immediate predecessor (King William IV) was an uncle who had fathered several legitimate children by his only wife, Queen Adelaide. As it was, none survived him: that was why Victoria became queen regnant. But in the order of primogeniture, all those children were born closer in the line to the throne than herself, since their father was the third son of King George III, while her father (Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent) was the fourth son.
@Levi Charles However, there was an exception, thanks to a technicality: Queen Anne was heiress apparent to the English and Scottish thrones from the death in 1694 of her childless older sister, Queen Mary II, and her own accession in 1702. The reason that her widowed brother-in-law and first cousin, William of Orange, was allowed to remain on the throne was that he was a joint sovereign (King William III) with his wife. The understanding, of course, was that he could remarry and have children by another wife, in which case the hypothetical children would follow Anne and her children in the succession (order of primogeniture). As it was, it became a moot point: William never remarried, and Anne had no surviving child. That was why the throne eventually passed to the Hanoverians and their descendants. But my point was that there was a brief period when Anne was first in the line of succession, and unable to be displaced.
She was always heir presumptive and on her 18 birthday, she became Queen.
@Levi Charles No, that is false: William was genealogically behind both Mary AND Anne in the succession, since he was a grandchild of King Charles I through a daughter (Mary, the Princess Royal who married into the House of Orange). His wife and sister-in-law were grandchildren of the said king through a son (King James VII/II): under the order of male-preferred primogeniture, both preceded him in the succession. It's just that he nevertheless had a close place, immediately following them and their potential descendants, he married the elder sister, took part in the Glorious Revolution that deposed his father-in-law, and was crowned alongside his wife. That was why he was allowed to remain on the throne even after her death. But facts are facts: Queen Mary II died without issue, so the throne would normally have passed immediately to her younger sister, Anne. As it was, the latter's accession was postponed because of the circumstances outlined. Otherwise, there was NO WAY in the world during that period (1694-1702) that Anne could have been displaced. Parliament made that clear enough, even before the 1701 Act of Settlement: should William remarry and have children by another wife, issue born to that hypothetical second marriage would follow both Anne and her descendants to the throne. The question of whether a sovereign's son's daughter or a daughter's son takes precedence in the succession was settled way back in the Middle Ages, when King Henry II Plantagenet eventually assumed the English throne, which had previously been usurped by Stephen of Blois, a nephew of King Henry I Normandy through a sister. The successor should have and would have been the king's daughter, Holy Roman Empress Matilda. As it was in the end she won the battle vicariously, through her accession of her son.
@@KazueZone she was 18 but her uncle didn't die on her birthday.
@AKZhead User there's no need to be rude 💀
Great queen but a bad mother.
Sadly true although Victoria is my fav monarch
I would also be a bad parent if I had to raise 9 kids while being the most heavily scrutinized person in the world.
To be fair to her, she had motherhood forced upon her as contraception wasn’t a thing back then, and she was deeply in love with her husband and you know what happens in that situation. I believe if she had had the choice, she would have been child free
@@emilybarclay8831 true. And you can also blame the fact that she grew up having a mother that only sees Victoria as a "cash cow" when it was possible for her mother to be Queen Regent
@@TheBc99 Then she shouldn’t have had so many children if she wasn’t going to treat and care for them properly.
i was wondering if you would do a full video about victoria 💞
Same but she was part of the Queen’s of Europe series so it was coming
I deserve it.
@@queenvictoria2818 hello, your majesty. May I ask how are you still alive?
@@yuhyuhariana8064 I'm always alive. I'm everywhere
God bless Queen Victoria 💓🇬🇧. She was truly a great Queen. Love from Zimbabwe.
After watching the videos of Queen Victorias children, I think the Kensington system did end up working, but not in the way it was intended to. Queen Victoria was so dependent on her children that she suffocated much of their lives.
I had no idea the white wedding dress was popularized by Queen Victoria's own wedding. Her influence is still apparent in our modern wedding traditions.
This was spectacular! There’s so much about Victoria’s life story that gets jumbled and you’ve organized it all so well. You are the BEST, Lindsay!
Go Brett!! I always feel complicated about Victoria. I like many of the stories around her, and of the Victorian Era, but her family life and role in empire building are really problematic and I feel like that part generally gets less attention.... o well. Steampunk for days, hopes for historical fashions and improving modern values. Thanks for making this one!!
The imperialism is definitely controversial, but we have to remember Victoria was a constitutional monarch, more than Elizabeth I or James I. So, I personally feel Lord Palmerston and PMs like him have more responsibility for that stuff.
I just watched your video about the Windsors and also the Hanovers, Tudors, and Stuarts Guess i’ll listen to victoria’s story again
I am American, but nevertheless, "God Save The Queen". 🇬🇧
Queen Victoria is my favorite historical figure. I love the fashions she introduced.
Fun fact: The name Victoria literally means Victory in Latin. How fitting that Britain around the height of its power would be ruled by a monarch with that name!
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@@thunderbird1921 Yeah. That IS very fitting. It's also very fitting that until 2015, she reigned longer than any of the kings who preceded her, including her grandfather King George III.
The fashions! Yes I loved the fashions of this era. Could have done without the white wedding dresses and black mourning wear though. It's so ugly.
What a fascinating life Queen Victoria lived. Thank you for making this great video!
1 dislike from Conroy😢😭
Haha good one :)
He wasn't a very likeable man.
Oh henny I’m strapped up for this one! LET IT BEGIN!!! 👑 ❤️
Glad you included Abdula in this
Really sorry to bother but wierd history fan here Prince Albert didn't introduce the Christmas tree but popularised it. The Christmas tree was previously used by the Royal family since George the second. Its a very common misconception though. Other than that great video❤️❤️❤️
Abdul Karim was the last one to see her before her casket was closed . Edward burnt all the letters Victoria and Abdul wrote to one another and was very brutally sent back to india with his family.
The same would have been done to John Brown (dare I say a Scotsman, who was considered by all to be inferior). It's their aristocratic way. It's not racist, it's just sheer snobbery. Also most of her letters were burnt, as she was very condescending and loved to criticized people, especially her children. They couldn't have those letters and her diaries known, she was the Beloved Queen. Also dont forget Edward had a brutal Childhood, he was beaten every night by his father whether he deserved it or not. His teachers were thought of as good because they were sadistic and given free reign over him. Back then it was thought the more you beat a child the better the child would be. Ever heard Children must be seen, but not heard - its from that era. He hated his parents.
Prince Albert for sure didn’t die in 1961.
I ate my poop yesterday...want a taste?
1861
@@maplesyrup6052 whwhat
@@thekingshussar1808 you heard me...I ate my poop....TASTE IT
@@maplesyrup6052 no
Stumbled upon your page yesterday and I absolutely love it! I am learning so much!
Hello how are you doing?
I am a Yank and I am completely grateful for all of your videos. Keep up the wonderful work. Thank you!
Hello! I love your content and this series in particular!! ❤️
Thank you for posting Lindsay Holiday! She is one of my favorite European Monarchs 😁
I believe that it was found when Victoria died that she had had a prolapsed uterus, and sexual relations would've been physically impossible (re the rumours of her being Mrs Brown)
@AKZhead User please, correct me with MORE aggression, I crave it
@AKZhead User keep going, I love this
@FichDich InDemArsch If you're trying to educate someone don't do it with such aggression, that looks bad on you.
@FichDich InDemArsch no, I'm enjoying being mansplained too much 😂
@@peachesandcream8753 I enjoy people who take internet comments waaaaay to seriously. I'm also a trained theatre nurse, and I worked for almost 5 years exclusively in a women's hospital; my grandfather was also a history professor who wrote a literal book on victoria's diaries, so I'm waiting to see how long I can drag this out with someone who did a 2 minute google search and can educate me even more in my own field 😂
I love the Queens Of Europe series. It really teaches you a lot about who they were as people and what they had to go through, with a lot of attention to detail and research. If you ever do a Queens of Asia series, could you please consider doing Queen Seondeok of Silla? (Silla being one of the three kingdoms of Korea)
I would love to see this!
Me too. And she didn't just stop at Queens of Europe. She now has Queens of the World, covering queens and princesses who are leaders of the world. It's amazing! 👑
LH: I hav watched several of your videos on the history of royalty in Europe - what fascinating material! You do an excellent job compiling your information, and listening to your presentation style is so pleasant, you make history worth my time. thanks!
The current Princess Beatrice of York looks so much like Queen Victoria
You’re right!
She looks like her mother. In fact, so does her sister.
You should do videos about: Anna I of Poland Margrethe II of Denmark Mary of Burgundy Isabella II of Spain Maria I of Portugual Maria II of Portugual Carlota of Mexico Isabel,Princess imperial of Brazil
She’s mentioned Margrethe of Denmark in her currant monarchs of Europe video.
While he's obviously a male monarch, I really wish she would do a video on Queen Victoria's son-in-law, German Emperor Frederick III (although his story is tragic). Had he lived longer, it's entirely possible the two world wars never happen in Europe, or at least are much smaller in scale. A truly remarkable man, and Queen Victoria admired him tremendously.
Prince Albert was not the one who invented the "Prince Albert Piercing". It was given that name as a mockery of Alberts morals as well as being a clever marketing ploy to sell them. Queen Victoria & Prince Consort Albert changed the world in many positive ways. 1 Queen Victoria hired a chemist to develop anesthetic that was safe for women in childbirth 2. Queen Victoria personally designed the first Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry for the king & queen of Hawai'i. It is still beloved in Hawai'i as it was by the Ali'i in 1900. 3. Victoria & Albert established the first free of charge public education available to girls as well as boys. 4. Victoria & Albert established the first public lending library to encourage literacy & a library full of books to encourage a love for reading. 5 Queen Victoria abolished the practice of a woman having to be "churched". ie ~ Being publicly forgiven for the sin of having sexual relations which resulted in the birth of a baby. Only females were required to be "churched" never the males who impregnated them. 6. Queen Victoria funded the flight research of Orville & Wilbur Wright as there was no one in the UK who felt that inventing a flying machine was possible or important. 7.Victoria & Albert were both very interested in the invention of new items that would make life easier for all people. Items such as sewing machines, mechanical washers, telegraphs, steam or coal powered locomotives. When Albert died, Victoria, though she was in mourning, continued to support new ideas & development of inventions to make life easier for others. Victoria & Albert did so much more to better the lives of other people worldwide.
Hands down the BEST history channel! Love all your videos!
Here here!
Totally agree!
Agreed!
Aye!
Actually, George III was Queen Victoria's grandfather, not great-grandfather. Loved this video though!
In her diary, Victoria said that was one awkward part of doing diplomacy with Emperor Napoleon III in France, because her grandfather fought the original Napoleon and unseated him. She wrote that her grandfather had been "the king who hated him more than anyone else", and that it was a strange experience to now be doing diplomacy with the legendary French Emperor's nephew. Eventually, the two leaders gained rather strong respect for each other though.
@Thunderbird 1 That is actually quite interesting!
@@user-xh1nq8if5i Get this: When Victoria and Albert arrived in France for their historic state visit in 1855, Napoleon III's state dinner for them was so large it had to be held in the auditorium of an OPERA HOUSE! Paintings of the evening survive, and they will make your jaw drop.
@Thunderbird 1 Wow, they must've not eaten for days when they went home! That's a cool fact! :)
I don’t understand why royals just can’t show love and affection towards their children , they’re human before they’re royal
You just said my mind @Beautiful. But I think there is more historic explanation to that
@@hairyleons2706 yup but it’s still very sad tho , would it have mattered if a royal mother told her children she loved them or gave them a hug or even a little kiss ? i still think it’s wrong to be cold towards ur people let alone ur own children
Mummy I understand @@Voicelessong. If others should think as I do we won't even bother ourselves. That's why I cherish the friends I have.
@@hairyleons2706 same
@@Voicelessong I'm sorry. I saw the notification of your reply but didn't know what happened. I couldn't read it. I don't know if it was deleted please can you re-type it
Another great video! I'm almost addicted to this channel
Thank you for having this video☺️
I think she was the first British monarch to have an imperial title .
My favourite Queen! Queen Victoria is my idol😍😍😍🤩🤩
Why her?
Let’s be honest Albert carried her
@@mylerwilson4879 Because she was a very powerful woman and a very good person! Moreover I find her life very interesting. I always loved history and she is my favourite Queen!🙈
If you hear her story properly, this isn’t true at all ✨
@@mils44 I have heard her story and I think it is very interesting. Please I know more than you after all I read books about her life. Moreover I have a fanpage for her😎
Hahaha laughing so hard! 19:20. "She could often be a bit" Me: bitch? Lindsay: "...bit of a tyrant" Me: my bad :D
I cannot believe this! How dare you!! I am a wonderful woman! Peasant!
@@queenvictoria2818 Oh dear! I am sorry your majesty of Britain, I did not have an idea that your greatness do appear on this digital production. I do apologise for this commoner's complaint my Queen 👑
@@lucreciaramos817 Why thank you
@@queenvictoria2818 I do say my Queen what fine crested gowns do you wear on such special occasions.
@@lucreciaramos817 I don't remember, I have about 35 night gowns and 12 morning gowns.
I can say I totally agree with Queen Victoria about being pregnant and giving birth. I hated it too.
I can imagine it's very bad. But I hope the child was worth it.
@@budomk9299 yes sometimes🤣🤣🤣🤣 teenagers are sure a challenge.
@@chrissyknowsitall5170 agreed 🤣 teenagers are exhausting 😴
She liked sex though. She wrote rapturously about her wedding night with Albert.
I am also a dog lover, so I can completely understand her wanting her dog at her bedside as she was passing away. Its such an interesting but personable fact about her!
I love your videos! I would love if you'd ever do a video about the Royal family of Romania.
She really needs to do audio books, I could fall asleep to her explaining history
This channel deserves more views and suscribers, the content is great!
Does that mean the two longest ruling Queens were both nieces then daughters of the king?
Amazing video. You must do one about Maria II of Portugal. She has a quite amazing story. She was born in Brazil, the daughter of Brazil's emperor and became queen of Portugal after the liberal wars. I see her as our "Queen Victoria". There are many similarities: She married a prince from Cobourg-Gotta (After 2 other short marriages) that also introduced the Christmas tree in Portugal, she had many children because she could not leave her husband alone (afraid of being cheated). The 2 Queens have shared a lot of letters among them.
I can't stop rewatching this video
Me neither
Another great video. Thank you for being kind about my favorite queen. So many recent videos have been cruel.
She was cruel. Despicable woman.
One day I wanna quote this.
You are mistaken in saying that Albert brought the Christmas tree to Britain. This was done by George III wife Queen Charlotte. The Christmas tree was popularized by Albert and Victoria.
THANKS FOR THE SHOUTOUT QUEEN!
I was hoping you’d do a video about her. Thanks!
I had no idea that Queen Victoria popularized wearing black while in mourning and keeping locs of the deceased's hair. Not only am I surprised that she popularized keeping locs of hair, but I am surprised that that is something that people do.
I always look forward to your videos
Victoria is so fascinating to learn about went back and re watched the other video's about her and her children
Yay more royals I liked the history of the surnames and stuff but this is my jam! 😀
The only reason Victoria was the largest donor to the Irish Famine was because she blocked other people from donating more than her. Sultan Abdulmejid I tried to donate £10,000 but he was prevented from doing so because it would've been embarrassing for Victoria who only donated £2,000.
Oh man that’s cold.
Source?
What do you expect from Britishers . Look at them now , living in their tiny island.
okay but no one was allowed to make a bigger donation than the queen so the fact that she gave the largest amount isn't positive, it's a negative because other people were forced to donate less because of it...
Where did it say no one was allowed to?
@@ivylasangrienta6093 who was going to piss off the queen?
Yay I was hoping for this!!!!
Best video to come before christmas. Best christmas present she can ever give us. Thank you
"best Christmas present"? Are you fuckin joking?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@alexam5396 yes knowlege
Yes, thank you, dear. I will forever stand as the best Queen.
@@queenvictoria2818 allways be my favorite queen of britain
@@SallyTheWolf Thank you!
Learn many things about Victoria ! Thanks Lindsay 😊
There is one major mistake. Victoria was not the only legitimate grandchild of King George III. His sixth son, Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, had two children who were born while Charlotte was alive, Augustus born 1794 and Augusta born 1801. They also outlived King William IV. However, given that Prince Regent George was still married and his wife who was 48, no new children would come and divorce was not allowed the second son Frederick had passed away, so the 3rd, 4th, and 5th sons decided to get married as any child they had would be ahead of Augustus's children, went by who had the older father. William did marry and have two children, but they died by age 3. So when Victoria was 6, not only was her father dead, thus no younger brother to displace her, her Uncle Williams legitimate children were dead, so she was next in line as her father was the oldest of the son's who had legitimate children. But she had legitimate first cousins, they were just from Uncles who were born after her father. Plus there were cousins from her father's sisters, but children from them would only come after the children from all 6 sons would be exhausted. Another point, while she was the 5th Queen Regnant of England, after Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, and Anne, she was the first to produce heirs.
Anne had several children, but they all died before she became queen.
@@SymphonyBrahms Anne had 17 pregnancies and produced a number of children but only one lived past 2, and he died at 11. As I said, Anne did not produce any heirs as her successor was her second cousin, Georg Ludwig, who was the Electorate of the German State of Hanover. He became King George I of the UK.
I have to do a school project on Queen Victoria and I'm just like: *eating popcorn* oh noooo....
Amazing video thank you! ❤️
Fun fact! Queen Victoria’s lady-in-waiting, Lady Flora Hastings’s relatives are supposed to be the reigning royals of Britain.
That's ridiculous. Queen Victoria's descendants are the legal royals of Britain. Lady Whatsis wasn't a legal descendant of a king or queen.
I was wondering if u could do Maragret tudor?
She was queen of Scotland right?
@@peterromeo4379 yes
It absolutely makes sense that she would have difficulty perhaps connecting with her children and being an affectionate parent when she herself had a very challenging childhood with her parental figure. Also, many women dislike pregnancy and childbirth for a multitude of reasons but this does not change the love that they have for their children. For example, some women are sick with different symptoms for the duration of pregnancy, there can be very difficult labour and so on. For further proof of her affection and love for her children there is mention of letters she wrote describing her affections for her children. She was clearly deeply in love with her husband and continued intimacy, as she should if that’s what she wanted, having children was an outcome of that intimacy but it does not mean that her children were unwanted.
Love your history ❤!
Can you do a video of Mary Queen of scots?
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She rebelled and got her head chopped off. Those are the highlights.
Hey! your videos about the British History r very informative. Loved to know so much. As I'm from India I request u to make videos about the British rule in India & it's different states. Want to learn more.
I love your videos, I watch them weekly, however, there was a few type ups in the video. At the end, she surpassed her grandfathers reign, not great grandfather. She was 11, not 13 when she became heir apparent, and she was a month or two older than what was mentioned when her dad died. Not trying to sound like a prude, I just thought I’d let you know for future reference. Have a happy holiday, and I can’t wait to watch more of your videos! I’ve been a fan for the last year.
Just what I needed this gloomy Tuesday at Sarum ☺️
I just LOVE HER STORY........I can NEVER can get enough about this QUEEN.......She became such a STRONG WOMAN.......It was so sad that her children took her Personal Writings and destroyed most of them.....I feel there were much more about her life that they didn’t want people to know.....
What was destroyed was most likely hurtful remarks about the character, deportment, conversational ability of her family members. Victoria was very blunt and ultra critical. If she didn’t like the way you moved your head she would write it down. Beatrice I am sure removed nothing outrageous or historically interesting - just stinging remarks and private critiques of still living family members many of whom were crowned heads