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Prince Albert

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view before his death

Queen Victoria

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Queen’s Personal Life

January 1901

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Tea Time with Prince Albert Everyone knows you are originally from Germa-

ny, but we all want to know why you were in Eng-

land when you first met Queen Victoria?

I am from Germany but the reason for me going to

England was to pay respects to Victoria when she was

Pronounced Queen of the United Kingdom. Although I

know that my father, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

and Gotha, had different intentions. My father was

hoping to arrange a marriage for me and Victoria and

in the end he got his wish.

We all know that you loved the great Queen Vic-

toria, but was it really love at first sight as every-

one made it out to be?

Yes, for me at least I was completely in awe of Victo-

ria’s beauty when I first laid eyes on her. Not only her

physical beauty but also on the inside. She is just a

beautiful person with a big heart who always wants to

help people and do good things in the world.

Are you any help to Queen Victoria when it came to politics? I would say I am a bit of help

to Victoria when it comes to politics. I think she values my opinion because I have a background

in politics because I study it. So I know a thing or two about politics so yes, Victoria does some-

times look to me for political help and I try to help her as best as I can.

What were your favorite or best subject(s) in school as a child? Since I come from a royal

family I obviously got the best education as a child, I had the opportunity to study many subjects.

Though, I have to say that Geology was the subject that had me fascinated. In fact Victorian and I

am fascinated by the works of Charles Lyell. I even want Victoria to consider a knighthood for

Charles Lyell. Though I never pursued any work dealing with geology instead I made my advanc-

es in electrical science.

We all know about your project called The Great Exhibition. What was the purpose of

it? What did you want to accomplish?

The Great Exhibition, which was housed at the revolutionary Crystal Palace, was a project that I

started that was meant to honor and respect the technological advancements being made at the

time.

major law cases during

the Victorian Age.

Charles Dickens then

received publicity and

was recognized as a

sufficient journalist.

These early ages of his

life began allowed to

become a successful

author and be worldly

recognized.

Born on February 7th,

1812, young but intelli-

gent Charles Dickens

achieved success in his

earliest stages of life.

The Dickens’ family

was never financially

stable during Charles

childhood. With little

education and money

Charles Dickens taught

himself to read at an

early age and begin

to develop a wide

variety of vocabu-

lary. His home

schooling was inter-

rupted when his family

moved to London and

was sent to work at a

black factory to earn

money for his family.

However, after hard

labor in the factory he

left to continue his

schooling for two more

years. Charles Dickens

was then employed as a

freelance journalist for

The Life of Charles Dickens

His Greatest Pieces of Work

Charles Dickens

The Simple Story of a Complex

Writer

Dickens in New York, 1868

Volume 1, Issue 1

Fun Facts

Dickens started working

because his father went to

jail due to his debts

Dickens’ first peace of writ-

ing appears anonymously

in a magazine

Got married to Catherine

Hogarth

Had 10 kids

Appeared on the British

£10 note

Ask Sherlqck Why are resqvrces frqm

my cqvotrz, Nigeria,

beiog takeo by the

Whites aod oqt beiog

vsed here where I lixe?

What are they vsiog it

fqr?

-Lqvisitraoica Gq{aoal-

gas Frqm Nigeria

Dear Lqvisitraoica , Well

we are trziog tq cixili{e

yqv saxages. Aod besides, the riches shqvld gq tq a bigger oatiqo

becavse they oeed it mqre.

-Sherlqck Hqlmes

Why is Jarao, exeo io the mid-tq-late 1800’s, oqt as dexelqred as

qther oatiqos svch as Evrqre aod Uoited States?

-Chir Wieyce-Chvog Frqm Jarao

Dear Chir, Jarao is rrimarily ao agricvltwral cqvotrz aod has had

little techoqlqgical grqwth dve tq hvodreds qf fevdal lqrds. Io addi-

tiqo, Westerp rqwers like Evrqre aod the Uoited States fqrced Ja-

rao tq sigp treaties that limited its cqotrql qxer its qwo fqreigp trade.

Io qrder tq escare frqm lixiog thrqvgh these adxersities, yqv haxe tq

the Tqkvgawa shqgwo aod haxe ao “eolighteoed” rwler iostead. Alsq,

yqv haxe tq gaio yqvr free yqvrself frqm the hqld that the treaties are

hqldiog qxer yqv.

-Sherlqck Hqlmes

Maoy reqrle are cqmrlaioiog abqvt lixiog cqoditiqos here io Sqvth

Africa sayiog that “Great Britaio is rqbbiog vs”. Hqw are sqme reqrle

beiog “affected” sq harshly wheo I’m oqt?

Mark Thqmbsqo Frqm Sqvth Africa

There are maoy differeot “sectiqos” qr “rarus” io Sqvth Africa de-

reodiog qo riches qf a lqcatiqo. The rlaces that areo’t qvtsqvrced by

Great Britaio teod tq be oeglected. Fqr all the reqrle whq thiok

they’re oeglected, mqxe tq a bigger citz!

-Sherlqck Hqlmes

I am a married wqmao with fqvr childreo. My family is xerz rqqr aod

qvr last resqru is tq seod qvr childreo tq wqrk. Cvrreotly wqrkiog

cqoditiqos fqr childreo are awfwl. I fear that my childreo cqvld get

sick io the diruz streets qf Lqodqo bvt we really oeed the mqoey.

What shqvld i dq.

-Flqreoce Cqorqy Frqm Eoglaod

Dear Flqreoce, I myself haxe dqo't haxe childreo bvt i voderstaod

that yqv waot tq rrqtect yqvr childreo bvt they haxe tq grqw vr

sqmetime. It seems as if yqvr family is io oeed qf the exura mqoey sq

it wqvldo't hvru fqr yqvr kids tq helr qvt fqr the well beiog qf the

family.

-Sherlqck Hqlmes

Nqwadays there is a great amqvot qf rressvre fqr wqmeo tq lqqk a

ceruaio way. We haxe tq wear xariqvs layers tq qvr dresses, big hats,

makevr aod shqes tq lqqk rreseotable. Meo dq oqt haxe as mvch

rressvre tq lqqk rerfect aod elegaot. Sqmetimes i feel like i waot tq

dress mqre casvally aod relaxed. I koqw i will oqt be accerted if i

dress the way i waot. Shqvld i wear what i waot qr jvst stay with the

oqrnal wqmeo’s attire.

-Heleo Fit{ratrick

Dear Heleo, I koqw a great amqvot qf wqmeo feel the same way. I

voderstaod yqvr strwggles bvt sadly there is oqthiog yqv cao dq.

Imagioe if yqv wqre yqvr desired clqthiog, yqv wqvld be lqqked

dqwo vrqo. Yqvr sqcial statws wqvld gq dqwohill. I koqw this iso't

what yqv waot tq hear bvt that is the way thiogs are.

-Sherlqck Hqlmes

Edward VII Celebrating Queen

Victoria’s Death?

News spread fast that re-

cently our beloved Queen

Victoria’s reign ended on Jan-

uary 22, 1901 when she died

at the old age of 81. Her suc-

cessor was her eldest son Al-

bert Edward, Prince of Wales

who is now known as King

Edward VII.

Sources informed us that

newly crowned King Edward

VII was eager to be king be-

cause during his mother’s

reign he was often excluded from having political power.

Although King Edward VII was thought of as outgoing,

and likeable, the public is convinced that he has been wait-

ing for his mother to die so that he can finally have his

chance to be king. An insider informed us that he did not

meet the expectations of his mother and father as a child so

that might be his motive for wanting his mother dead.

ber 10, 1839 a German

Prince called Albert visited

the royal court. It was love at

first sight for Victoria.

A short days

later Albert and

Victoria were

engaged. Togeth-

er they had 9

children and they

both loved being

married. Albert

was also a mas-

sive help to Vic-

toria when it came to politics.

Many people know

of our beloved Queen Victo-

ria but you don’t know her

history. Queen Victoria was

born on the 24 of May in

1819 at Kensington palace in

London. She is the daughter

of Prince Edward, Duke of

Kent and Strathearn and Prin-

cess Victoria Mary Louisa of

Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. As a

child Victoria didn't go to

school. She was home-

schooled. She studied history,

geography, the bible, as well

as learning languages. She

learned how to play piano,

and how to paint. Those two

activities were hobbies that

enjoyed and continued to

practice as she got older.

After King William IV died

Victoria was

eighteen and

she became

Queen of the

United King-

dom. Her offi-

cial coronation

was on June

28, 1838,

which was the

start of the Victorian age. She

made a good impression and

people in the United King-

dom loved her from the start.

About a year later, on Octo-

The Life of Our Beloved Queen

The Tragedy of Our Beloved Queen Unfortunately, on December

14, 1861 Albert died from

typhoid fever. Victoria was

extremely depressed. She

became known for wearing

black after Albert’s death.

Victoria stopped engaging in

politics and overall stopped

taking an interest in the Brit-

ish empire. Instead she took

an interest in India and was

even named the Empress of

India. Victoria is sometimes

referred to as “The Grand-

mother of Europe” because

many of the monarchs in

Europe as related to her. The

Victorian age was a long peri-

od of peace and prosperity in

the United Kingdom. The

ending of the Victorian Age

was on January 22, 1901

when Queen Victoria died at

the age of 81.

The Times

January 26, 1901 Volume 7, Issue 1

“Extra, Extra Read All About It”

Special points of interest:

Victoria's Childhood

Victoria’s Coronation

Victoria’s Marriage

The Death of Victoria

End of The Victorian Age

Inside this issue:

Who is Queen Victoria? 1

The Victorian Age 2

Advice Column 3

Queen Victoria

If he can charm the ladies

So can YOU

What’s his secret ...

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Crossword Puzzle

Down

1.Predecessor of Queen Victoria

2. Queen Victoria's Father

3. Queen During the Victorian age.

5.Month of Queen Victoria’s coronation

9. Husband to Queen Victoria

Across

4.Son and successor of Queen Victoria

5.Country where Prince Albert, Consort was from

6. Country which Queen Victoria was empress of

7.The color Queen Victoria wad famous for wearing

after her husband’s death

10. Queen Victoria’s mother

Favorites of The Month

Literature

Middlemarch By: George Eliot

Bleak House By: Charles Dickens

Wuthering Heights By: Emily Bronte

Fashion

47%

(Preferred extrav-

agant hats and

many layers)

53%

(Preferred opera

gloves and sim-

ple dresses)

Food

Scones Topped with Lemon Curd

and Clotted Cream

Music

The Wand of Youth (1867)

By Edward Elgar

Dear Editor,

One topic in this magazine that really hooked me was the in-

terview with Prince Albert. It is very well known that Prince Albert

is not from England, he is in fact from Germany. The reason He

was in England was to pay his respects to Victoria as she had just

been crowned Queen of the United Kingdom. It was the talk of the

town when Albert and Victoria got married in 1840, shortly after

his visit to England.

The fact that Albert was from Germany and not England was

a very controversial matter. Queen Victoria was expected to marry

an English man. The public was initially very surprised maybe a

hint disappointed that she chose to marry an “outsider” from Ger-

many.

Eventually Prince Albert became respected because of his ac-

complishments such as his project called The Great Exhibition. Al-

bert was also respected when people realized that he wasn’t using

Queen Victoria for power or fame because Prince Albert had al-

ready established himself. Since many men wanted to marry

queens so they can have their thoughts and ideas spread. So

Prince Albert was unlike the others because it did not go unno-

ticed that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert truly were head over

heels in love with each other.

This topic is often forgotten and it pleases me as well as many

others that you included this topic. Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Judith Bateman

Fatimah Cisse Yussef Guerrab

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