10 Things That You Didn’t Know About Queen Victoria of England

April 15, 2019

5 Min Read

Queen Victoria was an accomplished linguist. English and German were her primary languages, and she spoke both fluently. She also studied French, Italian, and Latin, which were considered essential subjects for a royal education. Later in life, after becoming Empress of India, she developed an interest in Indian culture and learned some Hindustani phrases from her Indian attendants, even practicing reading and writing the language.