Queen Victoria plays a small role in…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
Her strength lies in good common sense and directness of character; she expresses the qualities of the British nation which at this time make it preeminent in the world.
As a symbol of domesticity, endurance and Empire, and as a woman holding the highest public office during an age when middle- and upper-class women are expected to beautify the home while men dominate the public sphere, Queen Victoria's influence will be enduring.
Her success as ruler is due to the power of the self-images she successively portrays of innocent young woman, devoted wife and mother, suffering and patient widow, and grandmotherly matriarch.
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