Victoria Day is a national holiday in memory of Queen Victoria. I've been reading up on Queen Victoria and she had an interesting life. Some fast facts:
- She was born in 1819.
- Her mom raised her using a system called The Kensington System, which was a big drag. Victoria's social life was rigidly controlled. Victoria hated it.
- She became Queen when she was 18 and reigned for 63 years, longer than any other female monarch.
- She was shot at a bunch of times during her life, which I'm sure got tedious.
- Victoria loved her husband Prince Albert and they had 9 kids. When he died, she went into seclusion, which annoyed people. After awhile, she came out of seclusion and people liked her again.
- After her husband died, she had a manservant by the name of John Brown and some people thought they were having an affair. They may have been, I'm not sure.
- She died in 1901, after not feeling that great for awhile.
- That's basically all I know at this point.
I hope everyone in Canada, our neighbor to the north, has a great Victoria Day. Try to think about the queen a few times during the celebrating. When all is said and done, it's her birthday and she went through a lot.
5 comments:
Thanks of this info. She did go through a lot. I didn't know she had been shot a bunch of times.
She was shot AT a bunch of times, but people always missed. Once someone hit her in the head with a cane or an umbrella and did give her a gash. But the gun shooters always missed. Thank goodness.
Oh! That does make a big difference. Although being shot at seems like it might be kind of stressful too.
I apologize for not being a careful reader.
Being shot at is pretty different than being shot. 2 little letters and it's a whole new ball game.
No worries, Good Friend.
Did you see how I wrote about the Carleton Graphic Press last thursday???
Now I see that you have.
That's me not being a careful reader, so I'll apologize this time!
So good to read your voice!!
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