When William IV died, in 1837, he Iwas succeded by his niece, Queen Victoria, Successor of a long line of sovereigns, few of them cither virtue us of worthy of praise, she stands out in history as a model of both statesmanship and domesticity.
Queen Victoria's love-story was an deal one. She gave her heart to her Prince Charming, the Prince Consort. The later years of her life were clouded with the sorrow of widowhood, but never once was she false to ber public duty by indulging in selt-{sh grief. To such an idyll as was the life of Queen Victoria, even the most cynical age must pay @ tribute of appreciation, for to her share fell, in the fullest measure, the fairy. gold of true romance.
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