Queen Victoria
The British came to Sri Lanka during the reign of Queen
Victoria. As a result our country is also influenced by Victorian values.
During the Victorian period, this takes its name from Queen Victoria, fiction,
poetry, drama, music and other forms of Literature flourished in England. The
influence of Victorian values was left in our country too.
Alexandra Victoria, born on 24th of May 1818
become the Queen of England in 1832, and ruled the country till her death. She
died on the 22th of January 1909.
In 1840, she married her distant cousin Albert. He was a
German prince. His ideas about queenly dignity changed Victoria’s carefree
outlook. As a result the Victorian period is known for stern morality.
Before she came to the throne, the British rulers were not
popular and had lost the respect of their subjects. Victoria had a strong sense
of duty and her personal conduct was above reproach. She won back the respect
and devotion of her subject.
During her reign from 1837 – 1901 Britain reached the height
of its power and prosperity. The British Empire extended around the globe.
Clocks around the world were set by Greenwich Mean Time. (GTM)
The Victorian period was the grate age of the English novel.
Thackeray and Dickens are two figures who tower over the Victoria novel. Alfred
Lord Tennyson, who was made England’s poet laureate in 1850, has been called
the voice of Victorian England.
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