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Year 2

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

I can describe Victoria's marriage to Albert.

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New
Year 2

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

I can describe Victoria's marriage to Albert.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Before Victoria became queen she had met her cousin Albert several times, and described him as 'handsome'.
  2. Although she did not marry him straight away, once Victoria was queen she proposed to Albert.
  3. Victoria and Albert were in love from the early days of their marriage.
  4. On their wedding day in 1840, Victoria wrote in her diary that 'This was the happiest day of my life!'

Common misconception

That Victoria and Albert only married because they were made to do so, not because they loved each other.

Victoria and Albert had a strong connection from the first time they met. Written evidence tells us that the two were very much in love and their marriage was a happy, loving relationship.

Keywords

  • Cousin - people with different parents but the same grandparents are cousins

  • Handsome - something or someone that has a pleasing and healthy appearance can be described as handsome

  • Marry - when two people marry, they promise to spend their life together, in a ceremony that is watched by other people

  • Propose - when someone asks someone else to marry them they propose

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Victoria was very popular when she became queen.
Correct answer: True
False
Q2.
Which statement is true?
Victoria was 58 when she became queen.
Victoria was 38 when she became queen.
Correct answer: Victoria was 18 when she became queen.
Victoria was 8 when she became queen.
Q3.
At her coronation, Victoria received a….
sword
ring
Correct answer: crown
Q4.
Victoria had a in Westminster Abbey.
party
Correct answer: coronation
birthday
Q5.
A prime minister is the of a government.
Correct Answer: leader, head
Q6.
are important rules that must be followed by everyone in the country.
Correct Answer: laws, Laws

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:propose ,when someone asks someone else to marry them

when someone asks someone else to marry them

Correct Answer:cousins ,people with different parents but the same grandparents

people with different parents but the same grandparents

Correct Answer:marry,a ceremony when two people promise to spend their life with each other

a ceremony when two people promise to spend their life with each other

Q2.
Put the events into the correct order.
1 - Victoria and Albert met.
2 - Victoria described Albert as ‘handsome’ in her diaries.
3 - Victoria became queen.
4 - Victoria proposed to Albert.
5 - Victoria and Albert got married.
Q3.
Victoria and Albert were in love from the beginning of their marriage.
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
Victoria and Albert got married in the year...
1740
Correct answer: 1840
1940
Q5.
Before they married, Albert was Albert of Saxe-Coburg.
Correct Answer: Prince, prince
Q6.
When Victoria wrote about her wedding day, she said: “Oh! This was the day of my life!”.
worst
longest
Correct answer: happiest
saddest

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