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24 May 1819Alexandrina Victoria, future Queen Victoria, is born in Kensington Palace, London.
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1837 - 1901Reign of Queen Victoria in Britain.
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20 Jun 1837William IV of Great Britain dies of cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia.
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28 Jun 1838The coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey.
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10 Feb 1840Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha.
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10 Jun 1840The first of several failed assassination attempts on Queen Victoria while riding a carriage in London.
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9 Nov 1841Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria and future Edward VII of Great Britain, is born.
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Jul 1850The Koh-i-Noor diamond is presented to Queen Victoria.
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May 1851 - 15 Oct 1851The Great Exhibition is held in London's Crystal Palace.
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1853 - 1856The Crimean War.
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1857 - 1858The Sepoy Mutiny (aka The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) against the East India Company.
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2 Aug 1858The British state takes full possession of East India Company territories in India.
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14 Dec 1861The death of Albert, Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria.
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8 Apr 1871The Royal Albert Hall is opened in London.
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1 Jun 1877Queen Victoria is given the title of Empress of India.
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14 Dec 1878Death of Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria.
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Mar 1884The youngest son of Queen Victoria, Leopold, Duke of Albany, dies after a bad fall.
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Jun 1887The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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1891Free schools are made available to all in Britain.
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Jun 1897The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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22 Jan 1901Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
