© 25 Colin Melbourne
Popular interest in Queen Victoria (b1819-d1901) has risen since she was portrayed by Jenna Coleman in a 2016 English TV series.
The victorian regnal saw Britain emerge as “Great”, through industrial development, technological inventions such as steam-engines, railways, steel ships, telephony, electric motors, generators, transformers, with many agricultural and scientific breakthroughs, all backed by military and naval might.