20.06. Grandmother of Europe, who did not like to give birth Bashny.Net

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In principle, it generally could not become queen of England. Even not so. If the British bookmakers to take bets at her birth that she would be a queen, a man who has put ten pounds could make a good gesheft.
Well, judge: she was the daughter of the fourth son of George III (!). All of them are reposed, leaving no legitimate heirs. Thus, when stepped into another world by her father, Victoria became the British monarch and set a record in office, which beat still alive Elizabeth II.
Well, in power, however, loudly, as the British had already taken their monarchs in state affairs a purely advisory function. Listen - listen. But we decide to excuse themselves.
And yet, her name a whole era named. Life style. Architecture. Furniture. Morals. And for all that the real power in the country, it really did not have, it attempted a half-dozen times - shot, trying to shoot and pretended to shoot (but as yet attempt to qualify when the gun is loaded with tobacco paper?). There was also an exotic escapade former officer Robert Pate, who managed to hit the queen cane when she drove in a carriage in the street. I do not know what to do security service, if she had, but in terms of the physical consequences of this attempt was the most successful of vseh.Dlya attackers, certainly the case. A few bruises on his forehead - but in all the others, and this did not take place. Incidentally, none of had attempted had not been executed. One was released, he declared insane, although he shot a pregnant queen. The rest - different terms in prison, the most active, who tried twice -.
Life When the real levers deeply in parliament and until they do not get the same deal with anything you need. And ensuring dynastic links couple Victoria Albert worked very responsibly. Nine children for 17 years, and this despite the fact that Victoria categorically did not like to be pregnant. And the next dynastic unions from all over Europe ... Because of the ties with the royal families of Europe Victoria called "grandmother of Europe". At the Victoria and Albert's grandson was 42, 34 of whom survived to adulthood. Among their descendants Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Harald the V, Carl XVI Gustaf, Margrethe II of, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain.
And she was trying to make friends. Became the first monarch of the United Kingdom (England), who visited the French king since meeting in 1520, Henry VIII and Francis I at the "Field of the Cloth of Gold." In the following 1844, Louis-Philippe made a reciprocal trip and was the first French king to visit the British monarch.
And what is interesting - the fact that Britain has become the number one power at the time, Victoria has a seemingly very distant relation, because, as mentioned above, the real absolute power possessed Parliament. So why put it on a par with William the Conqueror, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I? When Victoria's monarchy became more symbolic play than a political role, Victoria paid great attention to morality and family values, as opposed to the previous members of the Hanoverian dynasty, sexual, financial and personal scandals that discredited the monarchy. To establish the idea of ​​"family monarchy", which went for the middle class ...

Or maybe because it has good drawing))

Self-portrait, 1835