# Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom; Empress of India

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria
Reign: 1837 - 1901
Born-Died: 1819 - 1901
Dynasty: House of Hanover
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria

Victoria's sixty-three-year reign coincided with industrialization, urbanization, imperial expansion and the emergence of modern mass politics. Although formal royal power diminished, the monarchy acquired a powerful new public and family symbolism.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [William IV](https://english-history.com/rulers/william-iv)
- Succeeded by: [Edward VII](https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-vii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1837 - [Victoria becomes queen](https://english-history.com/timeline/1837-victoria-becomes-queen)
- 1838 - [People's Charter launches Chartism](https://english-history.com/timeline/1838-people-s-charter-launches-chartism)
- 1839 - [Newport Rising](https://english-history.com/timeline/1839-newport-rising)
- 1840 - [Victoria marries Prince Albert](https://english-history.com/timeline/1840-victoria-marries-prince-albert)
- 1842 - [Mines and Collieries Act restricts underground labour](https://english-history.com/timeline/1842-mines-and-collieries-act-restricts-underground-labour)
- 1845 - [Irish potato famine begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1845-irish-potato-famine-begins)
- 1846 - [Corn Laws are repealed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1846-corn-laws-are-repealed)
- 1847 - [Ten Hours Act limits factory work](https://english-history.com/timeline/1847-ten-hours-act-limits-factory-work)
- 1848 - [Chartist movement presents its third petition](https://english-history.com/timeline/1848-chartist-movement-presents-its-third-petition)
- 1848 - [Public Health Act establishes a national framework](https://english-history.com/timeline/1848-public-health-act-establishes-a-national-framework)
- 1851 - [Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park](https://english-history.com/timeline/1851-great-exhibition-opens-in-hyde-park)
- 1853 - [Crimean War begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1853-crimean-war-begins)
- 1854 - [Charge of the Light Brigade](https://english-history.com/timeline/1854-charge-of-the-light-brigade)
- 1856 - [Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War](https://english-history.com/timeline/1856-treaty-of-paris-ends-the-crimean-war)
- 1857 - [Indian Rebellion begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1857-indian-rebellion-begins)
- 1858 - [Government of India Act transfers rule to the Crown](https://english-history.com/timeline/1858-government-of-india-act-transfers-rule-to-the-crown)
- 1859 - [Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species](https://english-history.com/timeline/1859-darwin-publishes-on-the-origin-of-species)
- 1861 - [Prince Albert dies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1861-prince-albert-dies)
- 1863 - [London Underground opens](https://english-history.com/timeline/1863-london-underground-opens)
- 1865 - [Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica](https://english-history.com/timeline/1865-morant-bay-rebellion-in-jamaica)
- 1867 - [Second Reform Act](https://english-history.com/timeline/1867-second-reform-act)
- 1867 - [Dominion of Canada is created](https://english-history.com/timeline/1867-dominion-of-canada-is-created)
- 1868 - [Gladstone becomes prime minister](https://english-history.com/timeline/1868-gladstone-becomes-prime-minister)
- 1869 - [Church of Ireland is disestablished](https://english-history.com/timeline/1869-church-of-ireland-is-disestablished)
- 1870 - [Elementary Education Act](https://english-history.com/timeline/1870-elementary-education-act)
- 1871 - [Trade Union Act gives unions legal recognition](https://english-history.com/timeline/1871-trade-union-act-gives-unions-legal-recognition)
- 1872 - [Ballot Act introduces secret voting](https://english-history.com/timeline/1872-ballot-act-introduces-secret-voting)
- 1875 - [Public Health Act consolidates sanitary law](https://english-history.com/timeline/1875-public-health-act-consolidates-sanitary-law)
- 1876 - [Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India](https://english-history.com/timeline/1876-victoria-is-proclaimed-empress-of-india)
- 1878 - [Congress of Berlin reshapes eastern policy](https://english-history.com/timeline/1878-congress-of-berlin-reshapes-eastern-policy)
- 1880 - [Gladstone returns to office](https://english-history.com/timeline/1880-gladstone-returns-to-office)
- 1882 - [Britain occupies Egypt](https://english-history.com/timeline/1882-britain-occupies-egypt)
- 1884 - [Third Reform Act widens the county franchise](https://english-history.com/timeline/1884-third-reform-act-widens-the-county-franchise)
- 1885 - [Redistribution Act redraws constituencies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1885-redistribution-act-redraws-constituencies)
- 1886 - [First Irish Home Rule Bill is defeated](https://english-history.com/timeline/1886-first-irish-home-rule-bill-is-defeated)
- 1887 - [Victoria's Golden Jubilee](https://english-history.com/timeline/1887-victoria-s-golden-jubilee)
- 1888 - [Local Government Act creates county councils](https://english-history.com/timeline/1888-local-government-act-creates-county-councils)
- 1888 - [Jack the Ripper murders shock London](https://english-history.com/timeline/1888-jack-the-ripper-murders-shock-london)
- 1889 - [London County Council begins work](https://english-history.com/timeline/1889-london-county-council-begins-work)
- 1893 - [Independent Labour Party is founded](https://english-history.com/timeline/1893-independent-labour-party-is-founded)
- 1894 - [Parish Councils Act expands elected local government](https://english-history.com/timeline/1894-parish-councils-act-expands-elected-local-government)
- 1897 - [Victoria's Diamond Jubilee](https://english-history.com/timeline/1897-victoria-s-diamond-jubilee)
- 1899 - [Second Boer War begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1899-second-boer-war-begins)
- 1901 - [Queen Victoria dies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1901-queen-victoria-dies)
- 1901 - [Edward VII becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1901-edward-vii-becomes-king)