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India. The Queen was deeply in love with India, though she never got a chance to visit India.</p><p id="5587">The Queen arranged extraordinary parties for princes of India and the European elite.</p><p id="ee81">Indian attendants were also introduced to the monarchy family to help with the celebration.</p><h1 id="5541">First Spoken language of the Queen Wasn’t English</h1><figure id="0cf6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*panH9iKBTBV00CSv.jpg"><figcaption>Source: <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria#/media/File:The_Young_Queen_Victoria.jpg">Wikipedia</a></figcaption></figure><p id="d8a7">The mother of the Queen was a German princess. Therefore, she was grown up under the shadow of German-speaking governess Baroness Lehzen.</p><p id="17ef">Hence, until three years of age, she could only speak German.</p><p id="a9a4">However, she learned to speak English later. She married her German cousin Albert, so they always talked in either language as she was fluent in English and German.</p><h1 id="863d">Christmas Trees Became Prominent Because Of Queen Victoria</h1><figure id="574d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*O1HqkWqbnhViGPB0.jpg"><figcaption>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Christmas_Tree_1848.jpg">Wikipedia</a></figcaption></figure><p id="4733">The Christmas trees became popular in the nineteenth century when the Queen and her husband, Prince Albert, brought them to royal events.</p><p id="3d38">They were also decorated with lights and candles. The images of trees in their family get-together were being published in newspapers. Hence the trees started to gain popularity.</p><p id="cb3d">So every affluent family tried to follow this trend by the trees in their important events and places. And their massive display in public areas, markets, and even hospitals made them more famous.</p><p id="0f52">Eventually, the credit goes to Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.</p><h1 id="ea5d">Queen Victoria Went Through Eight Assassination Attacks</h1><figure id="21d8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*bH9UUilvr_64LCaD.jpg"><figcaption>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria#/media/File:Edward_Oxford_shoots_at_H._M._the_Queen,_1840.jpg">Wikipedia</a></figcaption></figure><p id="d91a">Being in the spotlight does not make everyone happy in public, so it carries the probability of assassination. Queen Victoria survived a total of eight assassination attempts in her reign.</p><p id="63bf">On 10th June 1840, a person named Edward Oxford attempted to shoot Queen two times. She was in an open carriage along with her husband. She missed the first shot, while at the time of the other shot, she sat down.</p><p id="7040">Luckily, she remained unhurt in both shots. Edward Oxford was declared insane after the incident and was deported.</p><p id="472e">On 29th May 1842, John Francis tried to kill Queen while she was going along with her husband through the

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Mall, but perhaps he misfired and got a chance to flee from the scene.</p><p id="3299">On 30TH May 1842, he again tried to kill, but Queen and her husband got lucky and missed the shot. Edward Oxford was sentenced to death after this act.</p><p id="310b">A few months later, a teenager named John William Bean tried to attempt with a gun filled with tobacco, paper, and clay pipping, but he also missed his shot, and the Queen remained uninjured.</p><p id="dbf4">On 19th June 1849, William Hamilton tried to kill Queen, but he failed as he missed the fire. In June 1850, Robert Pate, an ex-army officer, made another attempt.</p><p id="16b7">The Queen’s eye got severely hurt due to this attempt. He struck her with iron tipped can. On 29th February 1872, Arthur O’Connor, an Irishman, targeted a gun at Queen’s face as she came out from her carriage, but her servant arrested him.</p><p id="87c9">Roderick Maclean was the last person who tried to kill the Queen in March 1882 at a train station. Maclean was a mentally sick person. The Queen remained safe as he missed the shot and was immediately put down by onlookers.</p><p id="2ea9">More from the author:</p><div id="6edb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-questions-from-the-past-that-historians-can-not-solve-26875c2e4d22"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Questions From The Past That Historians Can Not Solve</h2> <div><h3>From finding the devil’s footprint to a mysterious collapse of civilization.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qDcSxZ_8iur1x9_5aUGXkg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="d802" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-of-the-most-ridiculing-shows-of-television-756ff2c34a33"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Of The Most Ridiculing Shows Of Television</h2> <div><h3>They actually risked many lives.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*cVJJjqdYFXvMnq9k4rF_xw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="fc68" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-most-significant-turning-points-of-the-past-5bf9021fb47e"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Most Significant Turning Points of the Past</h2> <div><h3>From consequences of World War II to Black Plague.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*9Ts8b8C965kw7-dW.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

5 Unknown Realities About Queen Victoria

A woman who made Christmas tree prominent.

Queen Victoria had the longest reign that is from 1837 to 1901. Her monarchy period is full of fascinating events, which is why she is considered the luckiest Queen.

She had significant domination that symbolized the entire era with her name in British history.

Her reign span comprised six decades, so the Victorian world has always been associated with the thoughts of astonishing architecture, utmost art, cream of society, and technological revolution.

The life of Queen Victoria is full of exciting events. Also, there were times when she went through some exceeding experiences.

So far, these bizarre facts are newsworthy to explore. Here is a brief introduction of five unusual facts about the Queen.

Queen Victoria was a Trendsetter in a White Wedding Dress

During those times, there were many options of colors to wear on a wedding day, but Queen Victoria chose to wear a white dress at her wedding.

White gowns and dresses were not typical, so she was an innovator in wearing complex colors. But she was unaware that this would set the trend in a forthcoming era.

There are several reasons why Queen chose to wear a white dress. Some suggest that it helped to highlight the lace work.

Moreover, some say that maybe she wanted to convey the content of innocence and love. Following the footpaths of Queen Victoria, it became the tradition to wear a white dress at a wedding.

Though she was not the first one from the royal family to wear the white dress on a wedding day, she was a beautiful bride, making her incomparable.

Queen Victoria As an Empress of India

In 1857, the Indian government was transferred from the East Indian company to the Crown.

Hence, in 1977, when Queen Victoria was fifty-eight years old, she became India’s empress under the Disraeli government’s act.

It embarked the massive celebrations in India, allured by Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India. The Queen was deeply in love with India, though she never got a chance to visit India.

The Queen arranged extraordinary parties for princes of India and the European elite.

Indian attendants were also introduced to the monarchy family to help with the celebration.

First Spoken language of the Queen Wasn’t English

The mother of the Queen was a German princess. Therefore, she was grown up under the shadow of German-speaking governess Baroness Lehzen.

Hence, until three years of age, she could only speak German.

However, she learned to speak English later. She married her German cousin Albert, so they always talked in either language as she was fluent in English and German.

Christmas Trees Became Prominent Because Of Queen Victoria

The Christmas trees became popular in the nineteenth century when the Queen and her husband, Prince Albert, brought them to royal events.

They were also decorated with lights and candles. The images of trees in their family get-together were being published in newspapers. Hence the trees started to gain popularity.

So every affluent family tried to follow this trend by the trees in their important events and places. And their massive display in public areas, markets, and even hospitals made them more famous.

Eventually, the credit goes to Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.

Queen Victoria Went Through Eight Assassination Attacks

Being in the spotlight does not make everyone happy in public, so it carries the probability of assassination. Queen Victoria survived a total of eight assassination attempts in her reign.

On 10th June 1840, a person named Edward Oxford attempted to shoot Queen two times. She was in an open carriage along with her husband. She missed the first shot, while at the time of the other shot, she sat down.

Luckily, she remained unhurt in both shots. Edward Oxford was declared insane after the incident and was deported.

On 29th May 1842, John Francis tried to kill Queen while she was going along with her husband through the Mall, but perhaps he misfired and got a chance to flee from the scene.

On 30TH May 1842, he again tried to kill, but Queen and her husband got lucky and missed the shot. Edward Oxford was sentenced to death after this act.

A few months later, a teenager named John William Bean tried to attempt with a gun filled with tobacco, paper, and clay pipping, but he also missed his shot, and the Queen remained uninjured.

On 19th June 1849, William Hamilton tried to kill Queen, but he failed as he missed the fire. In June 1850, Robert Pate, an ex-army officer, made another attempt.

The Queen’s eye got severely hurt due to this attempt. He struck her with iron tipped can. On 29th February 1872, Arthur O’Connor, an Irishman, targeted a gun at Queen’s face as she came out from her carriage, but her servant arrested him.

Roderick Maclean was the last person who tried to kill the Queen in March 1882 at a train station. Maclean was a mentally sick person. The Queen remained safe as he missed the shot and was immediately put down by onlookers.