Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was the Queen of England from 1837 to 1901. Her nearly 64-year reign is the longest in British history. The period in which she ruled is often called the Victorian Era and is widely considered to be the time at which the British Empire reached the height of its international influence.

Victoria was the granddaughter of George III and the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. She arranged marriages for her nine children across Europe, earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe." She was succeeded by King Edward VII.

• May 24, 1819: Born
• 1837: Assumes the throne
• 1840: Marries Prince Albert
• 1842: Attempted assassination
• 1861: Prince Albert dies from typhoid
• 1877: Made Empress of India
• 1897: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubliee
• January 22, 1901: Died

• 1819: Born May 24

• 1837: Queen Victoria comes to the throne

• 1840: Marriage to Prince Albert

• 1842: Attempted assassination of Queen Victoria

• 1845-8 Potato Famine in Ireland kills more than 1 million

• 1854-1856: The Crimean War

• 1856: Victoria Cross instituted for military bravery

• 1861: Prince Albert dies from typhoid

• 1877: Queen Victoria made Empress of India

• 1880: The first Boer War

• 1881: Boers defeat British in Boer War

• 1897: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubliee

• 1899-1902: The Boer War

• 1901: Died January 22