Young Victoria

Season 1

She is now one of the most recognizable monarchs in British Royal history. But Queen Victoria's path to the throne was by no means easy. As this BBC history documentary reveals, Britain in the 1830s was on the brink of revolution. Victoria was seen as a deterrent to this, but there were those determined to grab power for themselves. How did Victoria's scheming mother complicate her ascent?

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S1 E1 - Young Victoria
October 17, 2008
49min
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She is now one of the most recognizable monarchs in British Royal history. But Queen Victoria's path to the throne was by no means easy. As this BBC history documentary reveals, Britain in the 1830s was on the brink of revolution. Victoria was seen as a deterrent to this, but there were those determined to grab power for themselves. How did Victoria's scheming mother complicate her ascent?
Free trial of BBC Select