Queen Victoria

Smarter in sixty minutes. Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each. Queen Victoria, 1819 to 1901, was the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death, and is one of the most widely recognised rulers in British history. Queen Victoria's 63 year rule (a rule longer than any of her predecessors) coincided with an era of monumental changes and developments in industry, politics, science, and culture as well as the vast expansion of the British Empire across the globe; most significant of all being Britain's colonial activity in India, so much so Queen Victoria earned the title of Empress of India in 1876. Queen Victoria is also known synonymously with strict personal morality and conservatism above and beyond what was considered the norm of nineteenth century Britain. An interesting example of this was her refusal to wear anything but her black mourning dress after the death of her husband in 1861, all the way up to her own death in 1901. For the triumphs and progress Britain made during her reign, as well as her own personal successes and distinctions, Queen Victoria remains icon for many to this day.