Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood
I can explain why Victoria's early life was 'melancholy'.
Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood
I can explain why Victoria's early life was 'melancholy'.
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Key learning points
- Almost 200 years ago, a woman called Victoria became the Queen of the United Kingdom.
- She would go on to rule for longer than any other monarch before her and be remembered as very important.
- However, when she was very little her life was very sad, later Victoria would describe it as 'melancholy'.
- She was very lonely; her father died when she was just one year old and her mother was very protective of her.
- Victoria did not meet many other children, spending her days learning or playing with her dolls and her dog, Dash.
Keywords
Monarch - the king or queen of a country is its monarch
Melancholy - a feeling of sadness is described as melancholy
Common misconception
That nothing is known about Victoria (or indeed other monarchs) before becoming Queen.
There is a lot of historical evidence about Victoria's childhood including written accounts and artefacts that tell us a great deal about what her early life was like.
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