The Victorian Era in England was in the 1800's. It was called that because Queen Victoria was ruling England at that time. Queen Victoria was born in 1819 to Edward, the Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. When her uncle died in 1837 she took over the throne. Due to her strict upbringing she ruled with an unmatched stubborness.
Queen Victoria married once to her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. They had nine children together. When Albert died in 1861 Queen Victoria wallowed in self pity and the mourning kept her occupied which led to the evolution of England into the Victorian mentality. She became less popular in the 10 years of mourning that she did but eventually came out of it and her popularity steadily grew until her death in 1901.
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