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'''Victoria,''' usually called '''Queen Victoria''' (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901) was monarch of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of [[India]].   

'''Victoria,''' usually called '''Queen Victoria''' (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901) was monarch of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of [[India]].   

She gave her name to an era of British greatness, especially in the far-flung [[British Empire]] with which she identified. She played a small role in politics, but became the iconic symbol of the nation, the empire, and proper, restrained behaviour.  A conservative woman who rejected the wild hijinks of previous monarchs, she set the tone of moral earnestness and strait-laced propriety which characterized the Victorian Age.

She gave her name to an era of British greatness, especially in the far-flung [[British Empire]] with which she identified. She played a small role in politics, but became the iconic symbol of the nation, the empire, and proper, restrained behaviour.  A conservative woman who rejected the wild hijinks of previous monarchs, she set the tone of moral earnestness and strait-laced propriety which characterized the [[Victorian Age]].

To date she is Britain's longest-serving monarch.  On December 22, 2007 she was overtaken by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] as Britain's oldest monarch to date (Victoria came to the throne at 18, Elizabeth II at 25).

To date she is Britain's longest-serving monarch.  On December 22, 2007 she was overtaken by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] as Britain's oldest monarch to date (Victoria came to the throne at 18, Elizabeth II at 25).