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I believe Queen Elizabeth is the longest female monarch. Elizabeth comes in second and I love hearing about that era. Thank you for the amazing videos.
8:20 This is an important point here . During the 19th Century , there were numerous labour laws bought in trying to stop the use of child labour . But industrialists found loop holes in them . What finally ended the use of child labour was making schooling mandatory beginning in 1870 .
Mostly agreed but it was not ONLY industrialits who found "loopholes" in the attempted child labor laws, the parents (one would asume not considered "industrialits") of the chidren who were put to work seemed to have found them as well.
Queen Victoria 1819-1901 & Prince Albert 1819-1861 Their nine children Princess Victoria 1840-1901, Prince Albert Edward ( King Edward VII ) 1841-1910, Princess Alice 1843-1878, Prince Alfred 1844-1900, Princess Helena 1846-1923, Princess Louise 1848-1939, Prince Arthur 1850-1942, Prince Leopold 1853-1884, and Princess Beatrice 1857-1944
Queen Victoria was amazing. Her early conditioning enabled her to stand against oppression, which later she remained sensitive towards, and advocated for many others who struggled against it. She is a fascinating and inspiring character in today’s world as well.
Victorian Great Britain is my favorite era of British history. The structure of that era, & the structure's chief architect, Queen Victoria herself, have been of enormous influence in cultures & societies across the globe. The Victorian British Empire is the greatest & most diverse empire the world has ever seen, sprung from a few tiny islands & a very tiny woman on the western fringe of Europe in the N. Atlantic. Queen Victoria outlived all her erstwhile influencers, leaving the world with a period crafted by her hands & called by her name - the Victorian Age.
I agree. And although she was born, grew up and reigned in an entirely different Kingdom, I believe the strength, length and dedication Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth exhibited was a fabulous example for so many, shall we say, much less capable leaders around the world. Victoria held much sway in her time, and I believe Elizabeth (and Prince Philip, who lived so long by her side) held equivalent, significant sway in their time. I'm glad to have lived while she was here.
@@citizencrane658 Indeed, Queen Elizabeth II was an extraordinary woman. Consider that 3 of the greatest monarchs on earth have ruled the British Isles, & were female - Elizabeth I, Victoria, & Elizabeth II. Rather gives the lie, even to Queen Victoria's assertion, that females are incapable of being politicians & leaders, at least without a male's shadowy guidance. I think particularly of Elizabeth I, who ruled as the Virgin Queen, yet saw her people not just as subjects, but as her children. She was married to England. All 3, strong, dedicated females, committed to SERVING their nation to the best of their abilities. Thanks so much for your reply.
It's my favorite piece of history as well. The birth of the modern world we still live in. I've studied everything in history all over the world but the British Victorian era has always been my favorite.
Strangely enough. this video allowed me to understand and place the relatives and relationships in Victoria's life. To me, she was a fiercely loyal and dedicated person to her country and those who were a benefit to her.
@@eunicestone838 whoo boy do you listen to propaganda. Yes. They were. And not ALLLLL. But it was also an amazing time of the rise of the middle class, which wasn’t there before. There has to be a way for people to make a living besides farming. And it’s not magic, dear. Takes a bit of time. Read up a little, like real history books. You know what those are, right? There IS decent research on the internet, but “boom!” Or whatever, isn’t it.
@@mangot589 Indeed! These individuals worship the state, they just can't help themselves but blame them for not being a god that waves a wand and makes all of life misery-free and perfect.
it’s sad that she was so unhappy for so long after albert died. she loved him so much. imagine living with grief for decades. i admire her relationships with abdul karim and john brown, and taking on sarah forbes bonetta as a goddaughter.
I can't believe that Victoria's mother and Conroy put the young girl through the Kensington System. It seemed very harsh from what I've read and seen in documentries.
I think Queen Victoria did the best she could with what she had. I understand the usefulness of studying the not so fine aspects of history, as this is how we learn and evolve politically and socially. What I don't understand is the current passion for what I see as 'revisionist history' that emphasizes the failures with no mediation of the successes. This invariably leads to engaging in presentism: assigning present day mores' and cultural norms to those in the past, who were, in the context of their age, acting in what was then an acceptale way....which is now leading to the destruction of historical monuments, memorials, and abandonement of books, writings, and other things with which we remind ourselves of the triumphs and tragedies of life.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
I believe you, someone's relatives had to have these positions somewhere, it's not supremely unlikely, in fact it _has_ to be so. My succession leads back to a king Phillippe II, through my mother's mother. We never 'felt' like royalty of any form (though my grandfather is a multi-millionaire, it wasn't an inheritance -- he built a company and sold it.) but it's interesting nonetheless.
I believe that Queen Victoria was a woman of her "time" and place, in expressing some of the best and some of the worst of regnal power and ambition. She was a woman who could be both kind and ruthless-"Powerful is the pen." I believe that given her worldview and her personal experiences, that she did her best, for her own, maybe, not so much, for the Native Peoples, of the lands that her military representatives conquered. It was interesting to hear about the acquisition of the Koh-i-noor, since the request that it be returned is current. "Power" loves no one, but is a vehicle/tool for acquisition, domination and assimilation. With purposeful application it both destroys and builds up; whether the appurtenances of Power served a People or destroyed a People is left to perspective and Time.
That's so upsetting that we had to wait so long until we could to see the episode dedicated to the biggest British queen. Finally now we can enjoy this splendid Victorian period according to people profiles.
I am not anymore. I didn't knew Victoria had both parents from Germany. I knew originally they called Coburg, and they changed on Windsor. Germans had big luck at British royals. Thanks for your work.
The photos of the couple were taken later than their wedding day by years. They were taken in 1854, because Albert was keen on the new technology and wanted to have photos taken in their wedding attire.
Three wedding pictures were shown. One drawing and two photographs. All of the pictures are of their wedding day. There is one additional picture of her in her carriage and that matches the first three pictures as their wedding pictures.
A perfect documentary. Just one tiny correction at the end. It was King George V, Keizer Willhem, and Nicholas II who were the 3 cousins, not King Edward VII. He was the uncle to the Keizer and uncle by marriage to the Tzar. Had he lived longer, he may have been able to control his nephew the Keizer and avoided WWI.
This is one of history's what if 's . Fredrick III died when he was 57 . Would WW I been avoided if he lived longer ? The Kaiser was a bit of a nutter who's cousins couldn't stand him being around . Despite Edward VII's reputations - he turned out to be an excellent diplomat . .
I resent that you mention she donated 2000 pounds to the irish famine relieve when she also blocked the Ottoman Sultan from donating 10000 pounds as to not make her look bad. Really should have been mentioned as it shows she really was the "famine queen".
The queen's real name is Alexandrina Victoria. Victoria is her middle name. The first name was given to her in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander I - her godfather.... If anyone didn’t know this.
Wow I never catch these so soon after being posted. Thanks for making these documentaries -- especially without all the (horrible) fighting audio or (equally horrible) background music. I find these are (so far) okay to play for 7th grade history class when we reach each historical person. Thanks for keeping the stories relatively free of gore. Will share with other teachers. On a personal note, as one who has tried to follow history of royalty in Britannia, your stories make things much more clear. If you could recommend a good poster I'd be grateful.
There is much emphasis on how much her husband’s death affected Victoria; she didn’t seem as affected by the death of a child or other family members, which probably means she just needed a partner.
Husbands were not just husbands in those days. Losing a husband meant losing protection, livelihood, the skill to fix domestic problems, the skill to run important affairs, the moral instruction on how to engage with people in honorable ways, a well-guided future for your children and more. Females were not knowledgeable in any worldly matter. Not one. Hence it was a downright colossal fright and upheaval to lose one's husband in those days. Queen though Victoria was, she depended on Albert in the same degree as other 19th century women. She was lost, utterly lost, without him. She felt ruined and helpless.
@@kunalroy8574 Yeah sure there's also the idea of love, that existed too, even in the past they had love. Just like you cry your eyes out when you lose a girlfriend, imagine losing a wife! Or in a women's case, her husband! This purely material view of everything is so mechanical and cold.
This was very informative. I had no idea she was fluent in 6-7 languages and that she donated so generously to Irish famine relief. Now if only she could have been less opposed to labor unions...
@@johnnybravo9096 Johnny, are you suggesting I was defending British policy during the famine? The documentary made her a little more human for me, that's all.
@@gavinrose1058 no at you at all. Sorry, was replying to somone else who was saying the potato blight etc was just a myth. But their comment got deleted.
LOL, right. Nothing like labor unions that create an entrenched upper class almost totally detached from the actual day to day labor (labor union management) and a firmly dependent lower class (due paying workers). Hummm, sounds exactly what they CLAIM to be against.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
@@johnnybravo9096 Some things we constantly hear about the famine (The English imported food from Ireland and evicted them. Bla bla...) yes, are myths. It's very sad what happened but no, it didn't killed 1 Million ppl and the other million who emigrated, a half of it came back when the food crisis was over. The Catholic Irish have a victim-like speech and does English bashing... Of course an Irish Catholic will NEVER tell you that most of ppl were dying because CATHOLIC CLERGY told to the poors; Don't go in the popular soups or the English will brainwash you Protestant. They didn't went and so, it killed a lot. Irish Anglicans and Presbyterians died too and they have no statue or comemorations still to this day. Queen Vicky's soups saved 3 Million & + ppl back then. That's what the Irish Catholics should remember!
I curious when the family will decide to release the journals from the late Queen Elizabeth II? She confirmed that she kept a personal diary similar to Queen Victoria.
Victoria did make the largest relief donation to help the famine victims in Ireland, but she did block several other heads of state from making much larger donations because it would be an embarrassment for her and the British govt
King Louis XIV’s dad, King Louis XIII reminds me of Captain Hook. Queen Victoria’s dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn reminds me of Mr. Smee. 🐸
I wish that the queen had done more for the people of Ireland when they were starving due to a fungus that destroyed their primary source of nourishment. Just imagine the outpouring of goodwill that that act of Christian charity might've proven after the horrors of Cromwell's persecution of fellow followers of Jesus in Eire.
. I lost my response somewhere. Look up the novel GALWAY. ITdetails the Irish experience starting just before the famine and through the American Civil War. When I read about the beaurocratic bungling that prevented famine relief for the Irish, I was "gob smacked "!!! I think it will give you answers to your curiosity. Enjoy 😊😊😊
There was no photograph of the marriage of Victoria to Albert. The photo representing the wedding was taken at the same day their daughter Vicky was married. They probably decided that since they were dressed well, why not?
Some time around the 25 minute mark, the documentary states that "Aristocrat and diarist, Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809) noted the relationship between Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne. I don't quite understand though as it states Greville died in 1809, Queen Victoria was born in 1820 and her platonic relationship with Lord Melbourne would not take place for decades. Did I miss something? Maybe I misheard or misunderstood something? I'd greatly appreciate any clarification on this!
I think Victoria would have greatly benefitted from anti-depressants for her post-partum depressions and for her grief at the loss of Albert. They might have given her some stability of mind. She complained how her babies appeared to her to be so frog-like and unappealing, but that could have been the post-partum depression talking, because later in life she welcomed her granddaughter Alexandra and Nicholas to Balmoral and she talked about baby Olga in a much more motherly light, claiming she was a lovely child. Perhaps she could feel that way since the baby was not hers; who knows. I think also she never had a good model of young mothering: how to care for a baby, child development, and so on, so how could she be expected to understand her babies. That was all left to nannies. It sounds as if Albert was the hands-on parent, romping with the kids, directing their educations, etc. Victoria was mostly interested in who her children married, which unfortunately spread hemophilia around into many of the monarchies of Europe. However, when Alix was young, Victoria took a great interest in her since Alix's mother, Victoria's daughter, had died. Alix spent a lot of time with her in England, and Victoria was given reports of her educational progress which she looked over very carefully. To me, Victoria was a very complex person. How could she feel she was given the right to rule but not allow her female subjects the vote, for example? Lots of odd conundrums.
Many people are more indulgent and forgiving with grandchildren and great grandchildren than they were with their own offspring, not that unusual really. Victoria softened a lot with the passing decades.
I know this is an older comment, but I'd just like to point out that the usefulness of SSRI drugs has been kind of disproven at this point (although many people are still unaware thanks to the media being bought out by the pharmaceutical companies). I think much of her depression and inability to bond with her children as infants has to do with her choice form of birth using chloroform. She wasn't even conscious during their births (of those she used chloroform with, of course) to receive the natural flow of hormones present at birth and immediately postpartum. At this time, a woman will have the highest concentration of analgesics and oxytocin humanly possible. Oxytocin is the bonding love hormone. It is also released during breastfeeding, and Victoria is notorious for refusing to breastfeed her own children (saying that she wasn't a cow) and hiring a wet nurse for all of them. Nannies to take care of their needs as well. If I could talk to her today, I'd tell her, "No, Your Majesty, you are not a cow, but you are a mammal and a mother. God created you with breasts to feed your children and nurture them."
@@RaeBehrs Great points all! Thanks for that perspective! Mothering was so different then, especially for royals. An everyday mother in a village in England of the time would probably have nursed her babies but wealthy women and royals, not so much. However, her granddaughter, Tsarina Alexandra, who Victoria had an influential hand in rearing, did actually nurse all five of her children. So things were slowly changing.....
What a strong woman Queen Victoria is...indeed a woman can rule which depends solely if you have the charisma to lead. Her mother trained her well for her future when she will lose her husband...to be strong even alone but she kinda misunderstood it at first but later realized life gives and takes everything in a minute...the only thing that will always be there is you...Nice documentary😊
The Hanoverian link to the British Monarchy is via the protestant branch of the Stuarts. It is not, and never was, a Royal house of its own. The Elector rank was equivalent to a Dukedom. King William IV is often thought of as the penultimate Hanoverian monarch, but I see him as the last of the House of Hanover. Victoria founded a new era entirely. the first Victorian.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Raising nine children while overseeing an empire really took a toll on Victoria. I really can't blame her for having such a dysfunctional relationship with her children. Although she wasn't a supporter of feminism (unlike her daughter Princess Louise), thanks to her women can now have pain killers in childbirth.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Thank you for your remarkable documentation of HRH Queen Victoria and her beloved husband Princ Albert of Sucsufen I lisent to the whole documentation What A Great, intelligent and clever Queen she was who knew as A women and as A Queen of great Britain, and all the Carabeain Islands how to roll 👏 👏 All the Industrial revelation new buildings , Churches, education, history of this Great Britain, and at the same time looking after her much loved Husband Prince Albert and her large family 👪 is A blessing I HAVE A GREAT RESPECT, ADMIRATION, LOVE ❤ FOR THIS GREAT Queen Victoria. May our Heavenly Father bless her 🙏 SOUL AND REST IN PEACE AMEN 🙏 ❤
Being honest here- Ive always kinda glossed over Queen Victoria in my amateurish history hobby. Where better to learn? Peoples Profiles does is like no other!
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
My mom named me Alexandria after Victoria’s first name Alexandrina. I go by Anthony or Tony now even though Alexandria is still my legal name but I’m glad my mother gave me a strong name.
Excellent channel; excellent and enjoyable video on this most significant monarch. As a Baconian i grieve that Victoria had deliberately destroyed by fire the documents regarding the true biological reality of Sir Francis Bacon: ie, she knew from that material (as her dtr/secretary, Beatrice oversaw) clearly stated that he, Francis, was the biological elder son of Queen Elizabeth I and her paramour then concealed husband, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Francis was a Tudor and Dudley son, but because he was conceived out of wedlock and born in same, could never hope to be king of England as she indeed angrily declare to him when he was only about 14years of age. So much pathology and corruption constrained virtually all persons regardless of station. At the apex, men like William Cecil especially, advised against honest declarations fearing the precarious state of Protestant England at that time vis a vis Catholic Europe and Scotland. Francis was a giant of scholarship, the arts and sciences (or Alchemy) and spirituality; he had a very public and a very private 'face'. His public profile only was lauded as that was less threatening. Your video did a great survey of dear Victoria albeit my only observation is that little to nothing was said as to how emotionally distant she was from her children and how that ruined or at least fed into all the severe and detrimental psychological frailties that featured in many of her descendants. I am an admirer of constitutional monarchy for a body politic of any size; republican democracy comes as a distant second. Thank you very much for your excellent works.
Yeah the Victorian era it's that era that people think that everything was so golden. But of course there's never been a golden history in human history. Do you hear that conservatives who think that the 1950s was some type of golden history. It is not and it was not because humans can't stop being humans.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Occupation of Aden in 1939 was the first present given to Queen Vectoria (Aden coloney later) occupied by Captain S. B. Hains of the east Indian company
I did not know that Albert and Victoria were delivered at birth by the same woman! All of the Victorian documentaries and this is the first time I've heard that 😁
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Can you please do a bio about the Duke of Kent also bios on her uncle’s on both sides.
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Excellent documentary on an excellent queen. The narrator has the best voice needed to present these documentaries.
Victoria's great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II surpassed the record as the oldest female monarch in history by 15 years!
We said at the time...
I believe Queen Elizabeth is the longest female monarch. Elizabeth comes in second and I love hearing about that era. Thank you for the amazing videos.
@Evelyn Finney Queen Elizabeth I was only on the throne for 45 years I believe.
She was also the longest reigning monarch in British history, also passing Victoria.
Elizabeth II was on the throne for 70.
8:20 This is an important point here . During the 19th Century , there were numerous labour laws bought in trying to stop the use of child labour . But industrialists found loop holes in them . What finally ended the use of child labour was making schooling mandatory beginning in 1870 .
Mostly agreed but it was not ONLY industrialits who found "loopholes" in the attempted child labor laws, the parents (one would asume not considered "industrialits") of the chidren who were put to work seemed to have found them as well.
Queen Victoria 1819-1901 & Prince Albert 1819-1861 Their nine children Princess Victoria 1840-1901, Prince Albert Edward ( King Edward VII ) 1841-1910, Princess Alice 1843-1878, Prince Alfred 1844-1900, Princess Helena 1846-1923, Princess Louise 1848-1939, Prince Arthur 1850-1942, Prince Leopold 1853-1884, and Princess Beatrice 1857-1944
Keep producing interesting videos like this; we appreciate it so much
Thank you 😊
Queen Victoria was amazing. Her early conditioning enabled her to stand against oppression, which later she remained sensitive towards, and advocated for many others who struggled against it. She is a fascinating and inspiring character in today’s world as well.
Hardly.
Hardly is right she was colonaising b***h!!!
Victorian Great Britain is my favorite era of British history. The structure of that era, & the structure's chief architect, Queen Victoria herself, have been of enormous influence in cultures & societies across the globe. The Victorian British Empire is the greatest & most diverse empire the world has ever seen, sprung from a few tiny islands & a very tiny woman on the western fringe of Europe in the N. Atlantic. Queen Victoria outlived all her erstwhile influencers, leaving the world with a period crafted by her hands & called by her name - the Victorian Age.
I agree. And although she was born, grew up and reigned in an entirely different Kingdom, I believe the strength, length and dedication Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth exhibited was a fabulous example for so many, shall we say, much less capable leaders around the world. Victoria held much sway in her time, and I believe Elizabeth (and Prince Philip, who lived so long by her side) held equivalent, significant sway in their time. I'm glad to have lived while she was here.
@@citizencrane658 Indeed, Queen Elizabeth II was an extraordinary woman. Consider that 3 of the greatest monarchs on earth have ruled the British Isles, & were female - Elizabeth I, Victoria, & Elizabeth II. Rather gives the lie, even to Queen Victoria's assertion, that females are incapable of being politicians & leaders, at least without a male's shadowy guidance. I think particularly of Elizabeth I, who ruled as the Virgin Queen, yet saw her people not just as subjects, but as her children. She was married to England. All 3, strong, dedicated females, committed to SERVING their nation to the best of their abilities. Thanks so much for your reply.
Mine too
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It's my favorite piece of history as well. The birth of the modern world we still live in. I've studied everything in history all over the world but the British Victorian era has always been my favorite.
Been waiting for another Victoria documentary, feel like I’ve watched a majority of the ones offered on UA-cam.
Strangely enough. this video allowed me to understand and place the relatives and relationships in Victoria's life. To me, she was a fiercely loyal and dedicated person to her country and those who were a benefit to her.
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Her people were all so poor. Right... they had to benefit HER
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@@eunicestone838 whoo boy do you listen to propaganda. Yes. They were. And not ALLLLL. But it was also an amazing time of the rise of the middle class, which wasn’t there before. There has to be a way for people to make a living besides farming. And it’s not magic, dear. Takes a bit of time. Read up a little, like real history books. You know what those are, right? There IS decent research on the internet, but “boom!” Or whatever, isn’t it.
@@mangot589 Indeed! These individuals worship the state, they just can't help themselves but blame them for not being a god that waves a wand and makes all of life misery-free and perfect.
One of the greatest queens ever in history. Great documentary as always.
Right. After Queen Elizabeth the first.
One of the greatest rulers
Your documentaries are so fascinating to listen to!
The narration was impeccable - every word perfectly clear.
The reign of Queen Victoria always fascinates me. Has there been a reign where life at the start of it has been so different to the end?
She was a fabulous politician and represented her country as Queen superbly. Outstanding video, gentlemen.
stephen Pruszenski She nwas the biggest slave trader of her time! Shame on her!
@pedanticradiator1491 yes. And she continued to keep it that way.
British history is so fascinating.. much love, respect, and admiration from your ally on the other side of the water~ 🇺🇸🤍🇬🇧
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@@TreyMessiah95 you seem to be very vocal on this matter let’s debate?
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Many thanks ,I would love to visit America one day,such a great country, with its own great history !!!!!!!😁🇬🇧
it’s sad that she was so unhappy for so long after albert died. she loved him so much. imagine living with grief for decades. i admire her relationships with abdul karim and john brown, and taking on sarah forbes bonetta as a goddaughter.
I can't believe that Victoria's mother and Conroy put the young girl through the Kensington System. It seemed very harsh from what I've read and seen in documentries.
I wildly admire Queen Victoria. I am a great fan of hers, as I am also a great fan of her great-great granddaughter, Elizabeth II.
Same ❤ xx
I absolutely love this channel and I love all you upload! Thank you, thank you!!!!! Always very well done!!
I think Queen Victoria did the best she could with what she had. I understand the usefulness of studying the not so fine aspects of history, as this is how we learn and evolve politically and socially. What I don't understand is the current passion for what I see as 'revisionist history' that emphasizes the failures with no mediation of the successes. This invariably leads to engaging in presentism: assigning present day mores' and cultural norms to those in the past, who were, in the context of their age, acting in what was then an acceptale way....which is now leading to the destruction of historical monuments, memorials, and abandonement of books, writings, and other things with which we remind ourselves of the triumphs and tragedies of life.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
My great great grandfather was one of the queens personal body guards.
Lucky for him I never got to kill him...
So was mine
And mine was the original Santa claus
Stop the cap.
I believe you, someone's relatives had to have these positions somewhere, it's not supremely unlikely, in fact it _has_ to be so. My succession leads back to a king Phillippe II, through my mother's mother. We never 'felt' like royalty of any form (though my grandfather is a multi-millionaire, it wasn't an inheritance -- he built a company and sold it.) but it's interesting nonetheless.
I believe that Queen Victoria was a woman of her "time" and place, in expressing some of the best and some of the worst of regnal power and ambition. She was a woman who could be both kind and ruthless-"Powerful is the pen." I believe that given her worldview and her personal experiences, that she did her best, for her own, maybe, not so much, for the Native Peoples, of the lands that her military representatives conquered. It was interesting to hear about the acquisition of the Koh-i-noor, since the request that it be returned is current. "Power" loves no one, but is a vehicle/tool for acquisition, domination and assimilation. With purposeful application it both destroys and builds up; whether the appurtenances of Power served a People or destroyed a People is left to perspective and Time.
Colonialism Is horrible !
your channel is one of the best discoveries i’ve made online!
Thankyou, I appreciate the effort, professionalism and the way they are presented...
Great documentary and a fantastic narrator! I thoroughly enjoyed this video about Queen Victoria. Thank you! :)
That's so upsetting that we had to wait so long until we could to see the episode dedicated to the biggest British queen. Finally now we can enjoy this splendid Victorian period according to people profiles.
Don't be upset.
I am not anymore. I didn't knew Victoria had both parents from Germany. I knew originally they called Coburg, and they changed on Windsor. Germans had big luck at British royals. Thanks for your work.
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The photos of the couple were taken later than their wedding day by years. They were taken in 1854, because Albert was keen on the new technology and wanted to have photos taken in their wedding attire.
The photograph of Victoria & Albert is NOT their wedding day, but an anniversary, at least 10 years later.
Wearing their wedding clothes.
Three wedding pictures were shown. One drawing and two photographs. All of the pictures are of their wedding day. There is one additional picture of her in her carriage and that matches the first three pictures as their wedding pictures.
I was wondering. They looked old, I thought:)
A perfect documentary. Just one tiny correction at the end. It was King George V, Keizer Willhem, and Nicholas II who were the 3 cousins, not King Edward VII. He was the uncle to the Keizer and uncle by marriage to the Tzar.
Had he lived longer, he may have been able to control his nephew the Keizer and avoided WWI.
This is one of history's what if 's . Fredrick III died when he was 57 . Would WW I been avoided if he lived longer ?
The Kaiser was a bit of a nutter who's cousins couldn't stand him being around .
Despite Edward VII's reputations - he turned out to be an excellent diplomat .
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I resent that you mention she donated 2000 pounds to the irish famine relieve when she also blocked the Ottoman Sultan from donating 10000 pounds as to not make her look bad. Really should have been mentioned as it shows she really was the "famine queen".
One of my favourite periods of history
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Mine too... one of my favorites
Thankyou for this excellent documentary, refreshing to see se was a good person.
A wonderful documentary! Thank you!
She took “be fruitful and multiply” to heart ❤
It was said she enjoyed lovemaking but hated to be pregnant and disliked babies saying they looked like frogs.
The queen's real name is Alexandrina Victoria. Victoria is her middle name. The first name was given to her in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander I - her godfather.... If anyone didn’t know this.
Wow I never catch these so soon after being posted. Thanks for making these documentaries -- especially without all the (horrible) fighting audio or (equally horrible) background music. I find these are (so far) okay to play for 7th grade history class when we reach each historical person. Thanks for keeping the stories relatively free of gore. Will share with other teachers.
On a personal note, as one who has tried to follow history of royalty in Britannia, your stories make things much more clear. If you could recommend a good poster I'd be grateful.
There is much emphasis on how much her husband’s death affected Victoria; she didn’t seem as affected by the death of a child or other family members, which probably means she just needed a partner.
Husbands were not just husbands in those days. Losing a husband meant losing protection, livelihood, the skill to fix domestic problems, the skill to run important affairs, the moral instruction on how to engage with people in honorable ways, a well-guided future for your children and more. Females were not knowledgeable in any worldly matter. Not one. Hence it was a downright colossal fright and upheaval to lose one's husband in those days. Queen though Victoria was, she depended on Albert in the same degree as other 19th century women. She was lost, utterly lost, without him. She felt ruined and helpless.
@@kunalroy8574 Yeah sure there's also the idea of love, that existed too, even in the past they had love. Just like you cry your eyes out when you lose a girlfriend, imagine losing a wife! Or in a women's case, her husband! This purely material view of everything is so mechanical and cold.
I think she genuinely loved him so much hence why she never got married again. True love like that was probably rare back then
Superb documentary. Thank you.
Imagine if Prince Albert lived as long as Queen Victoria.
I think history itself and the way we look back at Queen Victoria now would have been very different.
IKR? I feel bad that Prince Albert couldn’t see all his grandchildren. Or even see his children grow up, he did seem to love them so, a good dad.
@@zzzbbbooo Yeah, huh? Who knows? An essay paper for sure!😄
I think she what she could !!-??
I am always amazed at the people who lived in the 1800s
Yes!! Had a terrible day came home to this ❤
Queen vectoria by all means was the most remembered topic in the whole world
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The photo of V&A in their wedding clothes was taken in 1854. A re-creation don long after the actual event took place.
This was very informative. I had no idea she was fluent in 6-7 languages and that she donated so generously to Irish famine relief. Now if only she could have been less opposed to labor unions...
@@johnnybravo9096 Johnny, are you suggesting I was defending British policy during the famine? The documentary made her a little more human for me, that's all.
@@gavinrose1058 no at you at all. Sorry, was replying to somone else who was saying the potato blight etc was just a myth. But their comment got deleted.
LOL, right. Nothing like labor unions that create an entrenched upper class almost totally detached from the actual day to day labor (labor union management) and a firmly dependent lower class (due paying workers). Hummm, sounds exactly what they CLAIM to be against.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
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Some things we constantly hear about the famine (The English imported food from Ireland and evicted them. Bla bla...) yes, are myths. It's very sad what happened but no, it didn't killed 1 Million ppl and the other million who emigrated, a half of it came back when the food crisis was over. The Catholic Irish have a victim-like speech and does English bashing... Of course an Irish Catholic will NEVER tell you that most of ppl were dying because CATHOLIC CLERGY told to the poors; Don't go in the popular soups or the English will brainwash you Protestant. They didn't went and so, it killed a lot. Irish Anglicans and Presbyterians died too and they have no statue or comemorations still to this day. Queen Vicky's soups saved 3 Million & + ppl back then. That's what the Irish Catholics should remember!
Thanks for the upload!
I curious when the family will decide to release the journals from the late Queen Elizabeth II? She confirmed that she kept a personal diary similar to Queen Victoria.
“We are not interested in the possibility of defeat. They do not exist”
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Hence her name, meaning victory
@audreydoyle5268 the Famine Queen....
Amazing she was delivered by a female doctor who also delivered her very own husband Prince Albert.
A really excellent series.
This channel is amazing 👍
I wish I could travel back in time to see the Crystal Palace. Imagine!
How lucky she was to have a good man like Albert and to be happily in love
So sensual and erotic
Victoria did make the largest relief donation to help the famine victims in Ireland, but she did block several other heads of state from making much larger donations because it would be an embarrassment for her and the British govt
What a superb documentary. Thankyou very much.
King Louis XIV’s dad, King Louis XIII reminds me of Captain Hook. Queen Victoria’s dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn reminds me of Mr. Smee. 🐸
I wish that the queen had done more for the people of Ireland when they were starving due to a fungus that destroyed their primary source of nourishment. Just imagine the outpouring of goodwill that that act of Christian charity might've proven after the horrors of Cromwell's persecution of fellow followers of Jesus in Eire.
. I lost my response somewhere. Look up the novel GALWAY. ITdetails the Irish experience starting just before the famine and through the American Civil War. When I read about the beaurocratic bungling that prevented famine relief for the Irish, I was "gob smacked "!!! I think it will give you answers to your curiosity. Enjoy 😊😊😊
Excellent documentary thx
There was no photograph of the marriage of Victoria to Albert. The photo representing the wedding was taken at the same day their daughter Vicky was married. They probably decided that since they were dressed well, why not?
England always seemed better off when there was a queen ruling for some reason.
The British prosperity came from colonialism and submition of free people!
Some time around the 25 minute mark, the documentary states that "Aristocrat and diarist, Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809) noted the relationship between Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne. I don't quite understand though as it states Greville died in 1809, Queen Victoria was born in 1820 and her platonic relationship with Lord Melbourne would not take place for decades.
Did I miss something? Maybe I misheard or misunderstood something?
I'd greatly appreciate any clarification on this!
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Does anyone have a link or name for the ending song? Its a beautiful piece
It would be so intriguing to read those diaries that her daughter burnt. I know it was to save embarrassment but still!
At 7:03 , very interesting as an American to see such an old video with groups including black and white people mixing together. Very interesting.
Yes! I had to go back and watch it again! Sadly that wouldn't have even been possible in America. It's good to see the entire world wasn't so racist.
Cannot wait until you guys explore the Hanoverian monarchs.
Is there a way to know the titles of the paintings used in this program?
I think Victoria would have greatly benefitted from anti-depressants for her post-partum depressions and for her grief at the loss of Albert. They might have given her some stability of mind. She complained how her babies appeared to her to be so frog-like and unappealing, but that could have been the post-partum depression talking, because later in life she welcomed her granddaughter Alexandra and Nicholas to Balmoral and she talked about baby Olga in a much more motherly light, claiming she was a lovely child. Perhaps she could feel that way since the baby was not hers; who knows. I think also she never had a good model of young mothering: how to care for a baby, child development, and so on, so how could she be expected to understand her babies. That was all left to nannies. It sounds as if Albert was the hands-on parent, romping with the kids, directing their educations, etc. Victoria was mostly interested in who her children married, which unfortunately spread hemophilia around into many of the monarchies of Europe. However, when Alix was young, Victoria took a great interest in her since Alix's mother, Victoria's daughter, had died. Alix spent a lot of time with her in England, and Victoria was given reports of her educational progress which she looked over very carefully. To me, Victoria was a very complex person. How could she feel she was given the right to rule but not allow her female subjects the vote, for example? Lots of odd conundrums.
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Many people are more indulgent and forgiving with grandchildren and great grandchildren than they were with their own offspring, not that unusual really. Victoria softened a lot with the passing decades.
I know this is an older comment, but I'd just like to point out that the usefulness of SSRI drugs has been kind of disproven at this point (although many people are still unaware thanks to the media being bought out by the pharmaceutical companies). I think much of her depression and inability to bond with her children as infants has to do with her choice form of birth using chloroform. She wasn't even conscious during their births (of those she used chloroform with, of course) to receive the natural flow of hormones present at birth and immediately postpartum. At this time, a woman will have the highest concentration of analgesics and oxytocin humanly possible. Oxytocin is the bonding love hormone. It is also released during breastfeeding, and Victoria is notorious for refusing to breastfeed her own children (saying that she wasn't a cow) and hiring a wet nurse for all of them. Nannies to take care of their needs as well. If I could talk to her today, I'd tell her, "No, Your Majesty, you are not a cow, but you are a mammal and a mother. God created you with breasts to feed your children and nurture them."
@@RaeBehrs Great points all! Thanks for that perspective! Mothering was so different then, especially for royals. An everyday mother in a village in England of the time would probably have nursed her babies but wealthy women and royals, not so much. However, her granddaughter, Tsarina Alexandra, who Victoria had an influential hand in rearing, did actually nurse all five of her children. So things were slowly changing.....
Yeah because SSRI’s were in existence lol. Try the early 1990’s.
I think she was the best ruler. Thank you so much for this excellent documentary.
What a strong woman Queen Victoria is...indeed a woman can rule which depends solely if you have the charisma to lead. Her mother trained her well for her future when she will lose her husband...to be strong even alone but she kinda misunderstood it at first but later realized life gives and takes everything in a minute...the only thing that will always be there is you...Nice documentary😊
Love the bit about 97 cabinet ministers - there’s now over 650 of them, plus the House of Lords! Nice work if you can get it 😉
@@pedanticradiator1491 . Still WAY TOO MANY 😉
Nicely done.
My favorite time in history. Hello from Havre de Grace MD USA 🇺🇸 ♥️ 🙏🤔
The Hanoverian link to the British Monarchy is via the protestant branch of the Stuarts. It is not, and never was, a Royal house of its own. The Elector rank was equivalent to a Dukedom. King William IV is often thought of as the penultimate Hanoverian monarch, but I see him as the last of the House of Hanover. Victoria founded a new era entirely. the first Victorian.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Tiny woman with strong character who built a Great Empire.
A great empire that destroyed countries by enslavement those countries still suffer now
Excellent documentary, indeed!
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
I really enjoyed this Thank you so much
Queen Victoria A Great Queen such an interesting video with her beloved Albert.
Respect was earned.
Raising nine children while overseeing an empire really took a toll on Victoria. I really can't blame her for having such a dysfunctional relationship with her children.
Although she wasn't a supporter of feminism (unlike her daughter Princess Louise), thanks to her women can now have pain killers in childbirth.
She had not only filled the chair, she filled the room.
She seems like an remarkable lady Rest In Peace queen Victoria ❤
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Thank you for your remarkable documentation of HRH Queen Victoria and her beloved husband Princ Albert of Sucsufen I lisent to the whole documentation
What A Great, intelligent and clever Queen she was who knew as A women and as A Queen of great Britain, and all the Carabeain Islands how to roll 👏 👏
All the Industrial revelation new buildings , Churches, education, history of this Great Britain, and at the same time looking after her much loved Husband Prince Albert and her large family 👪 is A blessing I HAVE A GREAT RESPECT, ADMIRATION, LOVE ❤ FOR THIS GREAT Queen Victoria.
May our Heavenly Father bless her 🙏 SOUL AND REST IN PEACE AMEN 🙏 ❤
A brilliant documentary!
Yes Britain has much history huh? Please thanks for sharing this history.
Thank you from America.
Absolutely beautiful piece of historical facts
Being honest here- Ive always kinda glossed over Queen Victoria in my amateurish history hobby. Where better to learn? Peoples Profiles does is like no other!
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
My mom named me Alexandria after Victoria’s first name Alexandrina. I go by Anthony or Tony now even though Alexandria is still my legal name but I’m glad my mother gave me a strong name.
Quern Victoria’s name was Alexandrina, not Alexandria.
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Excellent channel; excellent and enjoyable video on this most significant monarch. As a Baconian i grieve that Victoria had deliberately destroyed by fire the documents regarding the true biological reality of Sir Francis Bacon: ie, she knew from that material (as her dtr/secretary, Beatrice oversaw) clearly stated that he, Francis, was the biological elder son of Queen Elizabeth I and her paramour then concealed husband, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Francis was a Tudor and Dudley son, but because he was conceived out of wedlock and born in same, could never hope to be king of England as she indeed angrily declare to him when he was only about 14years of age. So much pathology and corruption constrained virtually all persons regardless of station. At the apex, men like William Cecil especially, advised against honest declarations fearing the precarious state of Protestant England at that time vis a vis Catholic Europe and Scotland. Francis was a giant of scholarship, the arts and sciences (or Alchemy) and spirituality; he had a very public and a very private 'face'. His public profile only was lauded as that was less threatening. Your video did a great survey of dear Victoria albeit my only observation is that little to nothing was said as to how emotionally distant she was from her children and how that ruined or at least fed into all the severe and detrimental psychological frailties that featured in many of her descendants. I am an admirer of constitutional monarchy for a body politic of any size; republican democracy comes as a distant second. Thank you very much for your excellent works.
Yeah the Victorian era it's that era that people think that everything was so golden. But of course there's never been a golden history in human history. Do you hear that conservatives who think that the 1950s was some type of golden history. It is not and it was not because humans can't stop being humans.
They are British there where born there n serve great Britain not Germany
What a wonderful program. Thank you.
So basically Victoria didn't really do much herself, she's just remembered because she presided over the peak of the English empire.
I hate Queen Victoria. I wish Queen Victoria was never born. I hope Queen Victoria is burning in Hell with her dad, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. 👗👠👑💍
Educational and interesting!
Occupation of Aden in 1939 was the first present given to Queen Vectoria (Aden coloney later) occupied by Captain S. B. Hains of the east Indian company
Thank you this was the best presentation I've seen on Queen Victoria. Sad that she did not see her self worth as she was ahead of her time.
So-o-o fascinating!
Is it that much of a coincidence that Victoria and her husband were delivered by the same female physician? They were first cousins as we all know!!
Thank you, most enjoyable.
I did not know that Albert and Victoria were delivered at birth by the same woman! All of the Victorian documentaries and this is the first time I've heard that 😁