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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => History => Topic started by: catfish1957 on January 01, 2021, 05:11:26 pm
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Ran across this the other day, and figured other history buffs too would find this fascinatiing. Did not know it, but there is one known film that exists of Queen Victoria from 1900. Here it is...
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I've seen this before, it is really cool.
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@mystery-ak
@Gefn
@Cyber Liberty
@catfish1957
Oh, my, I have so many items about her. She lived in the time building construction was happening in London and England proper, she took control of that so it would be properly done. She was a working Queen. I have these items I got when I was going to England so many times since my son worked there.
My screen name is her name - Victoria.
I have:
The one book she wrote.
Her original signature on a document.
The tea set made to celebrate her becoming Queen.
Commemorative large cup from a year anniversary being Queen.
Commemorative plate made to hang on a wall, and it does.
Another tea set made to celebrate another anniversary of her reign.
And, I have this special piece - dish: Early in our becoming a country, Westmoreland Glass Company came from England to the east coast to make glass pieces to use in a kitchen. They brought with them the mold of Queen Victoria's hand. They made a porcelain image of her hand and it was used to place on a piece of furniture inside people's door, so visitors could put their card in the hand. Her hand is very small. I just now measured it:
Index finger is 2 inches.
Middle finger 2 1/2 inches.
Little finger 1 1/2 inches.
Her hand is open, palm side up, so if you measure yours, measure the palm side, not the outside of hand.
I know her life from the time she was born. Could talk hours about her.
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I know her life from the time she was born. Could talk hours about her.
I've enjoyed the PBS series on her life. What's your take on it?
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I've enjoyed the PBS series on her life. What's your take on it?
@catfish1957
I haven't seen that. Could PBS have it on line so I can see it? That would be great and thanks for posting this thread.
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Though authority in the British Empire was male dominated from 1550 till 1900,
those 350 years were bracketed by 2 of the towering Monarch's in all of history;
Elizabeth of the House of Tudor and Victoria of the House of Hanover;
surely, one of the greatest ironies of history!!!
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@catfish1957
I haven't seen that. Could PBS have it on line so I can see it? That would be great and thanks for posting this thread.
@Victoria33
Available in total on Amazon Prime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(British_TV_series) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(British_TV_series))
(https://vulpeslibris.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/victoria-pbs.jpg)
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Ran across this the other day, and figured other history buffs too would find this fascinatiing. Did not know it, but there is one known film that exists of Queen Victoria from 1900. Here it is...
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEoejZEEnEg#)
Very cool. Thanks for posting it.
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@Victoria33
Available in total on Amazon Prime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(British_TV_series) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(British_TV_series))
(https://vulpeslibris.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/victoria-pbs.jpg)
@catfish1957
I have Amazon Prime. Going there now; will contact you after I see the series, and thank you so much!
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I watched the whole series on PBS..I highly recommend it. This was highly rated, I was upset when they cancelled the series...
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I watched the whole series on PBS..I highly recommend it. This was highly rated, I was upset when they cancelled the series...
@mystery-ak
@catfish1957
Needed to eat lunch - then it is to Amazon to watch the series. May post comments after watching each of the series if I can add info. to it.
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@mystery-ak
@catfish1957
Needed to eat lunch - then it is to Amazon to watch the series. May post comments after watching each of the series if I can add info. to it.
I really enjoyed learning more about British history in the 1840's-1850's.