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| 1819 | Birth |  |
| 24th May Kensington Birth of Victoria, to Edward Duke of Kent & Mary daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg |
| 1830 | Succession | |
| Victoria's uncle William IV becomes King making Victoria the heir presumptive |
| 1836 | Marriage | |
| London Meets Prince Albert through his father, brother of Victoria's uncle Leopold |
| 1837 | Buckingham Pal | |
| 13th July London 1st uses Buckingham Palace as a Royal residence |
| 1837 | Coronation | |
| 28th June Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of Great Britain |
| 1837 | Rule of Hanover | |
| 20th June Hanover Under the Salic law of Hanover Victoria cannot succeed to Hanover |
| 1837 | Succession | |
| 20th June Succeeds as Queen of Great Britain |
| 20th June Hanover Under the Salic law of Hanover Victoria cannot succeed to Hanover |
| 20th June With the death of William IV the crown passes to his niece Victoria |
| 1839 | Government | |
| Asks Peel to to form a government but refuses to replace Whigs at Court |
| 1839 | Marriage | |
| London On their 2nd meeting Victoria asks Prince Albert to marry her |
| 1840 | Birth | |
| Birth of Victoria, 1st child of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, the Princess Royal |
| 1840 | Diplomacy | |
| 2nd June London Acts as host to Emperor Nicholas I |
| 1840 | Marriage | |
| 10th Feb St James Palace Marries Albert of Saxe-Coburg, Albert is voted œ30,000 pa, they have a 2 day honeymoon |
| 1840 | Plot | |
| London Edward Oxford fires a shot at Victoria |
| 1841 | Birth | |
| 9th Nov Birth of Edward VII, eldest son & 3rd child of Victoria & Albert |
| 1841 | Government | |
| Appoints Peel to form a government & will replace some Whig appointments at court |
| 1843 | Birth | |
| 25th April Birth of Alice, 2nd child of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
| 1843 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris Visits Louis -Philippe of France, the 1st royal visit to France since 1520 |
| 1844 | Birth | |
| Birth of Albert, 2nd eldest son & 4th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 23rd Oct London Birth of Alfred, 4th child of Queen Vicroria & Prince Albert |
| 1846 | Birth | |
| London Birth of Helena, 5th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 1848 | Birth | |
| 18th Mar Birth of Louis e, 6th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 1850 | Birth | |
| 1st May London Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne |
| 1851 | Grt Exhibition | |
| 1st May Hyde Park Opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London |
| 1851 | Osbourne House | |
| Isle of Wight Osbourne house is completed & becomes a royal residence |
| 1851 | Victoria & Albert Museum | |
| Kennsington The profits of the Great Exhibition are used to fund the Victoria & Albert Museum |
| 1852 | Purchase Balmoral Castle | |
| Balmoral Castle Albert & Victoria purchase Balmoral Castle & its land for œ31,500 |
| Balmoral Albert & Victoria purchase Balmoral Castle & its land for œ31,500 |
| 1853 | Birth | |
| Birth of Leopold, Duke of Albany, 8th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 1853 | Industry Exhibition | |
| 12th May Opens the art-industry exhibition designed to promote the industry & arts of Ireland |
| 1855 | Diplomacy | |
| Supports Palmerston's policy in the Crimea & visits Napoleon III |
| 1856 | Victoria Cross | |
| 29th Jan Institutes the Victoria Cross , Britain's highest military decoration |
| 1857 | Diplomacy | |
| Keeps Prussia out of the war between Austria & Sardinia |
| 1857 | Medal | |
| Crimea The Victoria Cross is instituted for valour at the Crimea, made from captured guns |
| 26th June Hyde Park A new military honour is awarded by Victoria to 62 servicemen in Hyde Park |
| 1857 | Succession | |
| London Confirms Albert's title as "Prince Consort" |
| 1858 | Birth | |
| Birth of Beatrice, 9th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 1858 | Capital | |
| 7th Aug Ottowa Chooses Ottowa as the capital of Canada |
| 1858 | Diplomacy | |
| Calls for leniency in dealing with the Indian rebels |
| 1861 | Albert Hall | |
| London Constructs the Albert Hall in Prince Albert's memory |
| 1861 | Albert Memorial | |
| London Constructs the Albert Memorial in Prince Albert's memory |
| 1861 | Death | |
| 14th Dec London Death of Prince Albert from typhoid, spends the rest of her life dressed in mourning |
| 1862 | Succession | |
| Athens Vivctoria's 2nd son Alfred is elected King of Greece but refuses the throne |
| 1865 | Fire Windsor Castle | |
| 16th Feb Windsor Castle Fire breaks causing considerable damage, the cause is never discovered |
| 1868 | Birth | |
| London Birth of Victoria, 4th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria |
| 1876 | Peerage | |
| Victoria makes Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield for passing the Royal Titles Bill |
| 1876 | Rule of India | |
| The Royal Titles Bill makes Victoria Empress of India |
| 1876 | Succession | |
| The Royal Titles Bill makes Victoria Empress of India |
| 1877 | Succession | |
| Jan Inaugurated Empress of India |
| 1878 | Invention Telephone | |
| 13th Jan Watches a demonstration of the telephone |
| 1881 | Death | |
| London Her fovoured & trusted Prime Minister dies |
| 1882 | Plot | |
| 2nd Mar Windsor Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria |
| 1886 | Independence | |
| London Opposes Gladstone's Home Rule Bill which would give Ireland its own Parliament |
| 1887 | Rule of India | |
| 1st Jan London Declared Empress of India by Disraeli |
| 1888 | Siege of Khartoum | |
| Khartoum Censures ministers for not following her orders & sending a relief force too late |
| 1892 | Birth | |
| Berlin Birth of Victoria, eldest daughter of William II |
| 1893 | Independence | |
| London Gladstone's Home Rule Bill is defeated in the Lords |
| 1897 | Anniversary | |
| 22nd June Celebrates Golden Jubilee |
| 22nd June London Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee |
| 1900 | Constitution | |
| 9th July Assents to the Australia Federation Bill, creates the Commonwealth of Australia |
| 1900 | Diplomacy | |
| Dublin Lifts the ban on wearing green & supports St Patrick's Day parades |
| Dublin Visits Dublin for the 1st time in 40 years |
| 1901 | Death | |
| 22nd Jan Isle of Wight Death of Victoriqa, at Osborne House, longest & oldest British monarch |
| 1901 | Health | |
| 14th Jan Isle of Wight Victoria collapses at Osborne House |
