Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

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In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continued to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?

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Which of these images shows Queen Victoria?

To understand how Victoria felt, we can read her diaries and...

Her father died when she was just one year old.

She grew up without any friends except her toys.

She had a spaniel called Dash for company.

Which of these events made Victoria's early life 'melancholy'?

Which of these would a queen usually wear?

England, Wales and Scotland have always had the same king or queen ruling them.

Today, England, Wales and Scotland have the same king or queen ruling them.

Today, England, Wales and Scotland have different kings or queens ruling them.

What can we learn from looking at this photograph?

Elizabeth's uncle abdicated and her father became king.

Elizabeth's father died and she became Queen of England.

Starting with the earliest, place these events of Elizabeth II's life in chronological order.

Today, what do many people expect their rulers to do?

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