Friday, May 14, 2010

Queen Victoria (1819-1901)




















1. Reign : 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 (63 years & 7 months)
2. Last British Monarch from House of Hanover
3. World's first postage stamp - Penny Black, was issued in the UK on 1st May 1840, with the portrait of Queen Victoria.
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Dynasties:
Saxon
Viking
Normandy (1066-1141)
Plantagenet (1154-1485)
Tudor (1485-1603)
Stuart (1603-1714)
Hanover (1714-1901)
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1901-1917)
Windsor (1917-now)

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