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

April 15, 2019

5 Min Read

Victoria’s childhood was heavily controlled by her mother and her mother’s adviser, Sir John Conroy, under a strict set of rules known as the “Kensington System.” She was rarely allowed to be alone, was constantly supervised, and had few friends of her own age. The system was designed to keep her dependent on her mother and away from potentially harmful influences. Victoria later described this upbringing as lonely and restrictive, referring to parts of her youth as “rather melancholy.”