Identifier: somefamouswome00crei (find matches)
Title: Some famous women
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Creighton, Louise, 1850-1936
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Publisher: London : Longmans
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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was in no hurry, and meanwhile wasvery anxious about his education. She wrote to heruncle that it Avas her great desire to see Albert a verygood and distinguished young man. In 1839 he againAisited England Avith his brother, and it Avas not longbefore the tAvo young people fell genuinely in love Avithone another. It was the Queen who had to make theproposal. She called hiui to her room and, feeling ita very nervous moment, told him of her Avish. SheAATote to her uncle : The AAarm affection he showed meon learning this gave me great pleasure. . . I love himmore than 1 can say. . . I do feel very, very happy.They Avere married the folloAving February, and theQueen found in Prince Albert all the happiness she hadhoped for. In after years AA-hen she looked back, shefelt that the years of her reign before their marriagewere the least sensible and satisfiictory parts of herAvhole life, because of the constant amusement andflattery and mere politics in which she had lived. QUEEN VICTORIA 181
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182 SOME FAMOUS WOMEX Now she had the joy of a companion to help her in allher work and to share her life with her. But at firstthere were difficulties. Prince Albert was not popular ;he was too German for English people to understandhim. The Queen bitterly resented the attacks made onhim. The ministers did not like him to take any partin affairs, and his position was very uncomfortable. Butin time he showed how much he could help the Queen,and came to share all her work. They had nine children,and the Queen was a devoted mother, so it was wellthat she had the princes help in her public life. Herlove and admiration for him were unbounded. Afterthree years of married life, she wrote to her uncle : Iam grateful for possessing (really without vanity orflattery or blindness) the most perfect being as a husbandin existence, or who ever did exist; and I doubtwhether anybody ever did love or respect another asI do my dear angel. In 1842 they paid their first visit to Scotland, andenjoyed it

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