We Two: Victoria and
Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
By Gillian Gill
460 pages
The marriage of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (1819-1901)
and her husband, Prince Albert (1819-1861) of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha was a
marriage of love at a time when loveless marriages among royalty were all to common.
Victoria’s
reign began in 1837, when she was just 18 years old. The Queen married a few
years later. Although the marriage was fundamentally arranged, Victoria and her
husband, now the Prince Consort of Great Britain, cherished and worked to
insure the happiness of the other. As with all married couples they had multiple
arguments and endured lows in their marriage. However, they were faithful to
each other and valued each others’ company.
The British people loved Queen Victoria. Her reign was eventually known as
the Victorian Era, a time of prosperity.
However the people never embraced Albert, a German. He was an extremely intelligent man and after
winning the Queen’s confidence helped manage the Queen’s household, among other
duties.
The couple had nine children together.
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