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Queen of England. His long reign was known as the Victorian era, and symbolized the era of prosperity and expansion of the British Empire following the Industrial Revolution. He is a person who thinks about the nineteenth century world and imperialism.
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Victorian era
1837–1901
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Assumption of the title Empress of India
1876
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Born into the Hanoverian royal family, he ascended the throne in 1837 at a young age. In England, parliamentary politics and industrialization progressed, and the royal power had a stronger symbolic role than actual political power.
During his reign, Britain expanded its industrial, naval, and colonial powers. In 1876, she received the title Empress of India, reinforcing the image of the royal family as a symbol of the empire.
Queen Victoria's name was also associated with the image of a moral family and middle-class culture. On the other hand, the prosperity of that era was inseparable from colonial rule and labor issues.
Studying Queen Victoria shows that nineteenth-century Britain achieved global influence through a combination of parliamentary politics, industrial capitalism, imperial rule, and royal symbolism. He is a person who thinks about modern empires. Royal and imperial symbolism may also be considered.
