This was practically the last stroke of statesmanship by the Prince Consort, who died in 1861 from pneumonia accelerate d by his constant exertion on belial f of the State. There as a burst o of popular sympathy for the Queen on n this tragic loss while the value of his services to the nation began to be most spectacu ganizati realized. Perhaps the alar of these had been ion of the Exhibition at the C tal Palace, which did so much influence trend of Art throughout the country Architecture and Industry in general.
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