Victoria and Albert had nine children — four sons and five daughters: Victoria, Bertie, Alice, Alfred, Helen, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice.
THE VICTORIA CROSS
QUEEN VICTORIA FACTS Queen Victoria was only 18 when she came to the throne! Victoria had forty grandchildren and thirty seven great grandchildren. She died in the arms of her first grandchild, the German Emperor William II. She outlived eleven of her 40 grandchildren. She reigned for 63 years, 7 months, and 2 days.
QUEEN VICTORIA FACTS One of the enduring authors of the Victorian era is George Eliot (a pseudonym for Mary Ann Evans). The Victorian era cultivated the study of science and saw the publication of Charles Darwin's «On the Origin of Species». Basic State Education became free for every child under the age of 10 under her rule.
She died on the 22nd January 1901, at the age of 81.
Write one word in each gap. Queen Victoria (1)___ Britain's first monarch. Before (2) ___ reign, kings and queens (3) ___ actively directed the government. During the 1830s, just before she became queen, changes in (4) ___ law in Britain affected the power structure and the (5) ___ of Common became more powerful (6) ___ either the House of Lords or the monarchy. From Victoria's (7) ___ onwards, the monarch had the right to (8) ___ consulted, advise and warn, but (9) __ was the prime minister (10) ___ led the government.
Sources: 1. статья Правление королевы Виктории http://adelanta.info/encyclopaedia/politics/victoria/ 2. статья «Крест Виктории» http://www.perekop.info/victorias-cross-award-of-united-kingdom/ 3. фото сладе 2 http://top-antropos.com/images/3/Viktoria/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%20%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80.%20%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8B%20%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8,%201843.jpg 4. фото слайде 4 http://lady-uspech.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/650px-Franz_Xaver_Winterhalter_Family_of_Queen_Victoria.jpg
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