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| 1821 |
| | | During his coronation George IV has the doors of Westminster Abbey closed against his queen, Caroline | |
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| 1830 |
| | | William IV succeeds his brother George IV as the British king | |
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| 1830 |
| | | The death of the last infant cousin senior to her in the royal succession makes Victoria heir to the British throne | |
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| 1837 |
| | | The 18-year-old Victoria comes to the throne in Britain, beginning the long Victorian era | |
|  | Winterhalter Queen Victoria (detail)
National Maritime Museum
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| 1839 |
| | | In the Bedchamber Crisis, Queen Victoria shows steely determination in refusing to dismiss politically committed ladies of her bedchamber | |
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| 1840 |
| | | Victoria marries Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and soon, with nine children, they provide the very image of the ideal Victorian family | |
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| 1861 |
| | | Prince Albert dies of typhoid, plunging Victoria into forty years of widowhood and deep mourning | |
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| 1876 |
| | | India becomes the 'jewel in the crown' of Queen Victoria when Benjamin Disraeli secures for her the title Empress of India | |
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| 1887 |
| | | Queen Victoria's golden jubilee brings her back into the public's affection | |
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| c. 1897 |
| | | Diamond Jubilee bonfires and fireworks all round Briain celebrate Victoria's sixty years on the throne | |
|  | Diamond Jubilee Address from Adelaide in 1897
National Archives, Kew
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