Born in 1832 (5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today
Indigenous Land Defenders painted the statue of Queen Victoria that sits in front of the British Colombia legislature red, symbolizing ongoing colonial violence perpetrated by the Canadian state.
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TIL about Sarah Forbes Bonetta. An admitted genius and royal of the Yoruba tribe's Oyo empire that was given to Queen Victoria in 1850 as a present after her parents were decapitated and her siblings sold in the Atlantic slave trade. She would be raised as the Queens Goddaughter.
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A silk lace and linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by one of her biggest fans, Queen Victoria, in 1897
TIL of the Grand Hotel in Scarborough, England, which had 365 rooms for each day of the year, 52 chimneys for the weeks, 12 floors for months of the year, and was shaped in a V to represent Queen Victoria
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Queen Victoria Market Reflections
Born in 1832 5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today.
🔥 Born in 1832 (5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today.
TIL During the Second Opium War (1860), French and British troops reached the Imperial Palace in Peking, China. The troops *looted* everything in sight—including five Pekingese dogs. The dogs were taken back to England and one of the dogs was given to Queen Victoria. She named the dog “Looty"
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Indigenous Land Defenders painted the statue of Queen Victoria that sits in front of the British Colombia legislature red, symbolizing ongoing colonial violence perpetrated by the Canadian state.
reddit.com/gallery/ny00cj
This is the crystal chandelier of Dolmabahçe Palace. It was sent by Queen Victoria of England as a gift to the palace and it is the largest chandelier in the world with its 750 bulbs and weights 4.5 tons
v.redd.it/np11ikq1f1871
A rare Queen Victoria postbox (Chesham, Bucks)
Born circa 1832 – five years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria – Jonathan the tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today.
TIL In 1855, Queen Victoria pronounced ex-U.S. President Millard Fillmore to be the most handsome man she had ever seen.
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After Season 6 should The Crown go back in time to William VI, Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V and finally Edward VIII?
I think it would be an interesting prequel anthology series that shows how the Royal Family and the British Empire evolved over time. I think this could pass the time before Netflix finally decides to show what happened with Prince Andrew, Harry and Megan, Prince Philip, etc.
My husband got me a tea cup from the Empress in Victoria with the Queen Victoria design. We had afternoon tea there once.
What's going on at Queen Victoria market?
Queen Victoria and her daughter Victoria 1888 [567 x 747]
Born in 1832 (5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today.
On this day 183 years ago, Queen Victoria was crowned Queen of The United Kingdom
Hey look everyone, it's Lisa in the sky! No diamonds though! Look out for that campy drawing of Queen Victoria!
Just a normal family reunion for Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria's funeral procession, among them King Edward VII, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the Duke of Connaught 1901 [800 x 614]
Queen Elizabeth II and Japanese Emperor Hirohito, ride a carriage from Victoria Station to Buckingham Palace. London, England (1971) [900x662]
"Would it cost much to remove that statue?" - Dublin Opinion on the Queen Victoria statue outside Leinster House (1933)
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Born in 1832 (5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today. We need an event in Vicky 3 for good ol' Jonathan.
Slice of Wedding Cake from the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840. [1080x1186]
Queen Victoria sitting in a carriage with Turi, her Pomeranian, circa 1895.
Born in 1832 (5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today... 🐢
This dress was wore by Queen Victoria. I didn’t know she was so small!
spray painted: Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain in Stanley Park
https://preview.redd.it/twm4fihk62571.jpg?width=2508&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b1d5a621bcd9a0bf9499bfb5cd86e714ef2a4b1
Born in 1832 5 years prior to the coronation of Queen Victoria), Jonathan the Tortoise is due to turn 190 years old in 2022. That makes him the oldest-known land animal alive today.
TIL the Wedding March by Mendelssohn only gained popularity when it was selected by Victoria, Princess Royal (whose mother, Queen Victoria, loved his music) for her wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia
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Queen Victoria died and went to heaven.
When she got there, she was informed that she would be reincarnated. However, she could choose which animal.
"One has always thought reindeers are majestic." She said.
So sure enough, a moment later she found herself in the form of a reindeer.
Grazing happily in the England's green and lush fields, the Queen was feeling very regal. But to her annoyance, some kids walked past, and didn't seem to recognize her.
"Look, a deer!" Shouted a kid, pointing.
Oh, deers are common creatures, thought the queen.
She ignored the kids.
"No, it's an elk!" Said the next kid.
The queen ignored them, but was growing more annoyed.
"I know, it's a moose! Said the third kid.
At this point, Queen Victoria lost it, and yelled
"WE ARE NOT A MOOSE!"
Queen Victoria's coffin in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, 1901.
A rare photo of Queen Victoria smiling.
Queen Victoria memorial at bulldozed British Embassy in Bangkok
Do Americans know how bad ass Queen Victoria was?
I think the story of Queen Victoria would be a cool video for oversimplified because she was a pure badass and wanted to know if any of you Americans knew about her and her history of how she went from 5th in line to the throne, to the longest serving monarch in English history at the time (until good old Liz 2 electric bugaloo)
Here are some highlights:
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Her first order as Queen was to be given an hour alone since for the previous 18 years she had to be with someone at all times and was frankly sick of it.
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She then exiled her mother (who was the one who had not let Victoria out of her sight for 18 years) to the other side of the Palace and wasn't allowed to speak to Victoria unless requested by Victoria herself.
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she then banned a guy who made her childhood boring from being in the same building as Victoria while Victoria was there so she didn't have to look at him (despite the guy being really respected nobleman who had helped her uncles run shit)
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during her coronation the whole thing went as wrong as it could, with the guy appointing her being ill the other guy they got to replace it fucked up handing her the crown jewels and put the ring on her wrong finger WHICH TOOK AN HOUR TO REMOVE WHILE EVERYONE WATCHED AWKWARDLY
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She was shot at by a psycho teen but the gun jammed. So she ran the exact same route the next day to catch the guy that did it in the act which worked! Then carried on the drive round Hyde Park like nothing happened waving to the rest of the crowd and smiling at the public who tackled the gunman.
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Had 9 children who all married into European Royalty but she had the gene which gave here haemophilia so basically gave European royal familys hemophilia
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Bought a bitching goth mansion in Scotland despite the fact Scots hated her
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became patron of over 150 institutions basically redifong what it meant to be a head of a monarchy
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loved her husband so much she wore black every day after his death
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became empress of india
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popularised White wedding dresses
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hated childbirth so much was one of the first people to try out chloroform
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ran the British empire for years when 1/3 of the world was under British rule
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was basically a badass in every possible way
Queen Elizabeth II vs Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II and Japanese Emperor Hirohito, ride a carriage from Victoria Station to Buckingham Palace. London, England (October 1971)
Victoria Falls, Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
One of the more interesting historical facts is that if she had been given the opportunity, Queen Victoria herself would have been childfree
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51762/10-quotes-queen-victoria-miseries-royal-motherhood
Windsor Castle Menu for the funeral of HM Queen Victoria (1901)
Queen Victoria and her family, including King Edward VII, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Frederick at a wedding in Coburg, Germany, 1894.
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