#coronation 1838

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28 June 1838: The Coronation of 19 year old Queen Victoria (painted by Sir George Hayter), guests included the first female sociologist and social theorist Harriet Martineau (painted by Richard Evans) who Victoria invited having been an admirer since Martineau’s earliest work Illustrations of Political Economy. 185 Years later Martineau’s 4x grand-niece, Catherine The Princess of Wales attended the coronation of Charles III.

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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

Her reign of 63 years and 216 days — which was longer than those of any of her predecessors — constituted the Victorian era.

It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom. It was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.

In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.

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NOTE:

The Coronation of Victoria as Queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18.

The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession through the streets from Buckingham Palace, to which the Queen returned later as part of a second procession.

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ON THIS DAY:

The coronation of Queen Victoria took place on 28 June 1838.