Raised under the Kensington system by Sir John Conroy and the Duchess of Kent, this monarch's reign saw Britain obtain control of Cyprus and obtain just under half of the shares of the Suez Canal.
Raised under the Kensington system by Sir John Conroy and the Duchess of Kent, this monarch's reign saw Britain obtain control of Cyprus and obtain just under half of the shares of the Suez Canal. During the "bedchamber crisis", this leader refused to cow to the demands of Sir Robert Peel. This monarch ruled when Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone were prime ministers, and she was the mother of Edward the Seventh. Name this 19th century ruler, also the Empress of India, who was the longest-ruling English queen.
Raised under the Kensington system by Sir John Conroy and the Duchess of Kent, this monarch's reign saw Britain obtain control of Cyprus and obtain just under half of the shares of the Suez Canal.
Queen Alexandrina Victoria