Victorian England Week Twenty One the Victorian Circle: Family, Friends Wed April 3, 2019 Institute for the Study of Western Civilization
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Victorian England Week Twenty One The Victorian Circle: Family, Friends Wed April 3, 2019 Institute for the Study of Western Civilization ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Victoria and Her Ministers ThursdayApril 4, 2019 THE CHILDREN (9 born 1840-1857) ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Victoria Albert Edward (Bertie, King Ed VII) Alice Alfred Helena Louise Arthur Leopold Beatrice ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Queen Victoria with Princess Victoria, her first-born child. (1840-1901) ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Albert and Vicky ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Victoria 1840-1901 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1858 Marriage of eldest daughter Princess Victoria (Vicky) to “Fritz”, King Fred III of Prussia Albert and Victoria adored him. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Victoria (Queen of Prussia) Frederick III and two of their children. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Queen Victoria with her first grandchild (Jan, 1858) Wilhelm, future Kaiser Wilhelm II ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Queen Victoria and Vicky, the longest, most continuous, most intense relationship of all her children. 5,000 letters, 60 years. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Little baby Bertie with sister Vickie ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Albert, Edward (Bertie) Prince of Wales age 5 in 1846 1841-1910) ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1860 18 year old Prince of Wales goes to Canada and the USA ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1860 Prince of Wales touring the USA and Canada (Niagara Falls) immensely popular, able to laugh and engage the crowds. They loved him. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 His closest friend in the whole world was his sister Alice to whom he could confide anything. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1861 Bertie’s Fall: An actress, Nellie Clifden 6 Sept Curragh N. C. 1st time 9 Sept Curragh N. C. 2nd time 10 Sept Curragh N. C. 3rd time The discovery of these cryptic notes allows us to pinpoint exactly the date of Bertie’s “fall.” “N.C.” was Nellie Clifden, a lady of easy virtue who had followed the brigade from London. Urged on by his fellow officers, Bertie escaped at night through the windows of his quarters, and made love to her in another officer’s hut. As his diary reveals, this took place not once but on three occasions. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 December 1861 The terrible death of Prince Albert ThursdayApril 4, 2019 When the funeral was over, Victoria blamed Bertie for the death of his father: the scandal over Nellie Clifden killed him. “I don’t mind telling you as an old friend … that what killed [Albert], was that dreadful business at the Curragh about Nellie Clifden.” Seymour pleaded that Bertie’s fall was the sort of error that few young men escaped, but the Queen was adamant: She could never forget that he had caused his father’s illness.” She said Bertie shows nothing of his father, “the others Princess Royal and Alfred in particular had just something of his look, but the Prince of Wales nothing and she could not help being relieved when he was gone from.” It was a horrilve thing for a grieving mother to tell her grieving son. But this she did. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 The Bride to Be: Princess Alexandra of Denmark ThursdayApril 4, 2019 King Christian IX of Denmark and his 6 children ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, wrote an ode in Alexandra's honour: Sea King's daughter from over the sea, Alexandra! Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, Alexandra! ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Alexandra of Denmark and the Prince of Wales, 1863 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Bertie and his bride. Victoria in mourning looking at bust of Albert ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Edward and Alexandra of Denmark on their wedding day 1863 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Thomas Longley, the Archbishop of Canterbury, married the couple on 10 March 1863 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The choice of venue was criticized widely. As the ceremony took place outside London, the press complained that large public crowds would not be able to view the spectacle. Prospective guests thought it awkward to get to and, as the venue was small, some people who had expected invitations were disappointed. The Danes were dismayed because only Alexandra's closest relations were invited. The British court was still in mourning for Prince Albert, so ladies were restricted to wearing grey, lilac or mauve] As the couple left Windsor for their honeymoon at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, they were cheered by the schoolboys of neighbouring Eton College, including Lord Randolph Churchill. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 birth of Victoria's grandson Albert Victor 1864 six children Alfred Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha George Louise Victoria Maud John ThursdayApril 4, 2019 In public, Alexandra was dignified and charming; in private, affectionate and jolly. She enjoyed many social activities, including dancing and ice-skating, and was an expert horsewoman. She also enjoyed hunting, to the dismay of Queen Victoria, who asked her to stop, but without success. Even after the birth of her first child, she continued to socialize much as before, which led to some friction between the queen and the young couple, exacerbated by Alexandra's loathing of Prussians and the queen's partiality towards them. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 "Eddy" 1864-1892 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 After two unsuccessful courtships, he was engaged to be married to Princess Mary of Teck in late 1891. A few weeks later, he died during an influenza pandemic. Mary later married his younger brother, who became King George V in 1910. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 King George V 1865-1936 King George V 1910-1936 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 birth of Victoria's grandson Albert Victor 1864 six children Alfred George Louise Victoria Maud John ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Sandringham ThursdayApril 4, 2019 SANDRINGHAM HOUSE Sandringham House is a country house on 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England.[1][2] The house is privately owned by Queen Elizabeth II and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscaped gardens, park and woodlands surrounding the house are spectacular. The Royal Family visits regularly. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Victoria adored her daughter-in-law Alexandra ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1860’s Victoria and Bertie Now begins her delicate maneuvers 1. she wants to withdraw to ostentatiously mourn Albert 2. but she wants to control everything 3. she most definitely does not want to cede one tiny bit of authority to her heir. 4. she now procedes to control every single action of Bertie & his wife in every single issue. Foreign travel had to be 100% under her control. And foreign travel meant foreign policy and foreign policy meant Prussia. Victoria was pro-Prussia. Bertie was married to Denmark. With her ministers she implied Bertie was too lazy to attend to correspondence (which was untrue) therefore he did not need to see it. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1863 Schleswig-Holstein Crisis Alexandra from Denmark Vickie’s husband leads Prussian troops that invade Holstein and take it. Crisis in the family. The Queen sides with the Germans. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1867 Bertie Paris for Universal Exposition Paris: city of sin and debauchery Here is born the Bon Vivant The philandering prince. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick 1861-1938 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 1901 King Edward VII 1901-1910 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 The Five Daughters: Vicky, Alice, Elena, Louise, Beatrice ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse Princess Alice her daughter Alix married the Czar of Russia 1843-1878 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Helena with her brother Prince Alfred. (Alfie) The two were very close. Helena was Alfred's favorite sister ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Prince Christian and Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein 1865 (He lost his territory to the Prussians) They lived at Windsor much time. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holstein 1846-1923(77) Married Prince Christian They had long and happy marriage with six children. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll 1848-1939 (91) died Dec 3, 1939 at Kensington Palace Husband: John Campbell Duke of Argyll ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Portrait of Louise painted by her mother. Louise was the most beautiful of all the daughters. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Sculptor Henrietta Montalba ThursdayApril 4, 2019 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Louise the bride 1871 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Duke and Duchess of Argyll ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Duke and Duchess of Argyll in Canada opening Parliament ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Louise 1900 ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Louise & Princess Beatrice out riding with Victoria ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom 1857-1944 (87) Princess Beatrice of Battenberg Victoria’s youngest child with her longer than any other of the children. ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Beatrice's childhood coincided with Queen Victoria's grief following the death of her husband Albert, Prince Consort on December 14, 1861. As her elder sisters married and left their mother, Queen Victoria came to rely on the company of her youngest daughter, whom she called "Baby" for most of her childhood. Beatrice was brought up to stay with her mother always and she soon resigned herself to her fate.e ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Prince Henry of Battenberg 1858-1896 (37) ThursdayApril 4, 2019 Queen Victoria agreed to the marriage on the condition that the couple should make their home with her. The Queen formally gave her consent to the marriage at a meeting of the Privy Council on 27 January 1885.