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The article presents information about queen of Great Britain, Victoria. Victoria reigned as queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death. In 1877 the parliament conferred on her the title Empress of India. Her nine children married royalty and she became grandmother to Europe. Victoria found her preferred role as a warrior queen during the Crimean War, seeing off the troops, visiting the wounded, and establishing the Victoria Cross for bravery in 1856. She despised William E. Gladstone, leader of the Liberal Party, and his plan to give Ireland home rule. Once she possessed a territory, she never wanted to part with it, believing that any people profited from her rule. In 1887 Victoria celebrated her golden jubilee as a European monarch with relatives and rulers from across Europe parading through London, Europe's streets dressed in elaborate military uniforms. Victoria adopted an Indian Muslim servant, Abdul Karim, as her favorite, demonstrating her "liberal" views on religion and "race." |
