One of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, there's plenty you probably don't know about the late queen.
Britain’s Queen Victoria was born 200 years ago today in Kensington Palace, London. An unlikely leader—she was fifth in line to the throne at birth—Victoria went on to serve as one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world before her death in 1901.
2. She survived at least eight assassination attempts—some more serious than othersDuring her 63-year reign, the Queen survived a host of attempts on her life, as History.com notes. Bartender Edward Oxford shot at the Queen, but missed in 1840. John Francis tried to shoot the Queen twice—on May 29 and May 30 1842—but failed both times. Just over a month later, John William Bean tried and failed to fire a pistol at the Queen as she took a carriage ride through the Mall in London.
The next known “attempt” on Victoria’s life came in 1872, when Arthur O’Connor raised a pistol to the Queen when she was—you’ve guessed it—riding in her carriage. But he was quickly overcome by her personal servant. The gun, it was later revealed, was actually broken. 4. She proposed to Prince AlbertAccording to her own diaries, Victoria proposed to Albert on October 15, 1839. Like today, men were usually expected to propose marriage to women in Victorian Britain. But Albert could not propose to Victoria as she was a reigning monarch.
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