91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Female  Born 24/5/1819  Died 22/1/1901

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrina and as a child she was called Drina, but she preferred Victoria and, as queen, one can insist on things like that. Prior to her reign the name was not a common one in Britain.

She was only a month past her 18th birthday when she became queen on 20 June 1837. Married Albert, her German first cousin, in 1840 in a white dress which was unusual at the time but was quickly taken up by the wealthy and then everyone else.

Victoria, reportedly, did not like children but did like sex. They had 9 children: Victoria, Albert, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice. Died at the royal holiday home, Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Was briefly governor of the South Sea company which had traded in slaves.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Victoria

Commemorated ati

Bermondsey Library - 3 - Victoria

Poor dear, we've seen her looking better.

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Blackfriars Bridge - underpass

{Each print is labelled. The one we have chosen for illustration is:} Her Ma...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Cleopatra's needle

Pink granite, 68.5 feet high, 186 tons. Vulliamy created, and Youngs cast, th...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Show all 68

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Queen Victoria

Creations i

Albert Memorial - Prince Albert

Albert is shown holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in this p...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Blackfriars Bridge - plaque

The Queen was busy that day in 1869, opening two bridges, the other being Hol...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

London Bridge alcoves in Victoria Park - inscription

{Incised into the stone of the wall where you rest your back when seated:} Th...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

People's Palace

The plaque names only 6 relief panels but there are 7, music being represente...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Queen's Tower - IC

The stone was laid only 14 days into her 51st year so we're taking this as a ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Simon Frederick

Simon Frederick

Born London. Created the award winning series Black Is The New Black, for BBC2. Member of the Windrush Commemoration Committee. Sources: IMDB, Gov UK.

Person, Art, Photography, Race Issues, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Stephen Lushington

Stephen Lushington

Doctor of Civil Law, judge, MP, supporter of the campaigns for the abolition of slavery and of capital punishment.  Born Berkshire.  Died Surrey.

Person, Law, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial
John Blanke

John Blanke

Trumpeter in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He probably came to England as one of the African attendants of Catherine of Aragon in 1501, and is one of the earliest recorded black people in...

Person, Music / songs, Race Issues, Africa

2 memorials
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

Infantry officer, naval officer and politician. Born Northamptonshire. Patron and good friend to Pepys. Fought on behalf of Cromwell's Commonwealth first in the army and then as a General at Sea.  ...

Person, Armed Forces, Race Issues

1 memorial
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

Soap magnate and philanthropist, founder of Port Sunlight, near Liverpool. Born 6 Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Known for his patronage of the arts and paternalistic social policies, he was also...

Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Race Issues

1 memorial