This is the final episode in my coverage of Queen Victoria!

We pick up where we left off: the death of Albert and Victoria's isolation and seclusion as she mourns the love of her life. This section of her reign arguably sees the most drastic and significant changes--the British Crown comes in possession of India, eight of Victoria's nine children marry into royal or noble families across Europe, and Victoria overtakes her grandfather as the longest reigning monarch in British history, a title she would hold until 2015 when she would be surpassed by her own descendant, Queen Elizabeth II. In this episode, we explore her relationship with John Brown, her Golden and Diamond Jubilees and her role in colonialism in the 19th century.

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