. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. HE PRESENT queen Victoria AlexandrinaGuelph, of Great Britain and Ireland andL-mpress of India, is the daughter and onlyi-hild of Edward, duk
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. HE PRESENT queen Victoria AlexandrinaGuelph, of Great Britain and Ireland andL-mpress of India, is the daughter and onlyi-hild of Edward, duke of Kent, fourth sonof George III., by his wife, Victoria MaryLouisa, of Saxe CoburgSaalfield, Ger-many. She was born at Kensingtonpalace, England, May 24, 1819. Her fatherdied in 18::^u, and her general education, under her niothers su-pervision, was conducted by the duchess of Northumber- hmd, and until within a few weeks beforeshe ascended the throne, she lived incomparative retirement, diversified byvisits to various portions of the UnitedKingdom. The death of the reigningking, William IV., occurred in June,1837, and on the 28th of that monthVictoria, by royal succession, wascrowned queen of Great Britain andIreland at Westminster abbey. Shecame into power in a time of Englandsl)rosperity, and among her first acts wasa prayer to God for strength and wisdomto rule her people aright. And it isremarkable that during her long reignGreat Britain
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