1. England and the Victorian Era
... her months later. Actions like these led to the poisoning of Queen Victoria's reputation. It was expected of Queen Victoria to marry and produce an heir not too long after her coronation. She fell in love with and soon proposed to Albert of Saxe-Coburg–Gotha. Nonetheless, their marriage didn't start off well. Albert was disliked by the general public for being a foreigner and many ... sung the trendy song that mocked him and his marriage: "He comes to take, for better or ... for worse, England's fat Queen and England's fatter purse". Victoria herself seemed indifferent to her husband...
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- Grade Level: High School