WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Victoria reigned for 63 years, seven months and two days, a reign only surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II on 9 September 2015.

Detailed explanation-2: -Queen Victoria was crowned when she was just 18, and her reign lasted 63 years. She restored the image of the monarchy during a time of great economic, political and societal change. Key fact: Reigned during a period of immense change which saw a great expansion of the British Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Victoria’s nearly 64-year reign, the British Empire was at its largest and most powerful. The empire included India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, and covered one-fifth of the globe and accounted for roughly one in four people on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Queen Victoria presided over a time of industrial expansion, educational advances, the abolition of slavery and workers’ welfare.