Family history video biography of queen

Nearly 200 years ago, Britain had a queen called Victoria.

She was tiny – less than a metre and a half tall. But she wasn't just a queen. Victoria was an empress too!

At the time, Britain had an Empire of many countries which it controlled.

400 million people across the world called Victoria their Queen.

Victoria was eighteen when she became Queen. At the time, the Royal Family was unpopular.

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Born in , Elizabeth wasn't expected to be Queen, but her destiny changed with the death of her grandfather and the abdication of her.

But people liked this new Queen!

Three years later she married Prince Albert. Because she was the Queen, he couldn't ask her to marry him, so SHE had to ask HIM! They were very in love and had nine children and 40 grandchildren.

Some of their children married princes and princesses from countries across Europe, like Russia and Germany. This is why Victoria was called the Grandmother of Europe!

When Albert died, aged 42, Victoria was extremely upset.

She had loved him very much. She was so sad she decided to dress in black clothes for the rest of her life.

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