![]() ![]() ![]() In Becoming Queen Victoria, Kate Williams begins with Victoria’s act of banishing her controlling mother to the sidelines upon taking the throne, exploring the new queen’s growing confidence and power. Victoria’s reign began on 20 June 1837 after the death of her uncle, William IV, and ended with her death on 22 January 1901. The Young Victoria explores the conflicting ambitions that surrounded those charged with the princesses’ care including her mother Victoria and household comptroller John Conroy who between them devised the Kensington System of rules for the young Victoria’s upbringing.īecoming Queen Victoria: the unexpected rise of Britain’s Greatest Monarch by Kate Williams As heir to the throne from infancy Victoria grew up knowing the would one day be queen. ![]() Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London on and lost her father Prince Edward before reaching her first birthday. ![]()
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