Statue of Queen Victoria - Valletta
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Norfolk12
N 35° 53.970 E 014° 30.654
33S E 455862 N 3972912
A Statue of the Young Queen Victoria when she reigned over Great Britain and the Colonies.
Waymark Code: WM5A5M
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 12/05/2008
Views: 35
In a square just off John Street, Valletta. MALTA.
Victoria - Alexandrina Victoria;[ 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901] was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India until her death. Her reign as Queen lasted 63 years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch to date. The period centred on her reign is known as the Victorian era.
Though Victoria ascended the throne at a time when the United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy in which the king or queen held few political powers, she still served as a very important symbolic figure of her time. The Victorian era represented the height of the Industrial Revolution, a period of significant social, economic, and technological progress in the United Kingdom. Victoria's reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire; during this period it reached its zenith, becoming the foremost global power of the time.
Monarch Ranking: King / Queen
Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India.
Country or Empire of Influence: Great Britian and the Commonweath
Website for additonal information: [Web Link]
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