Queen Victoria's reign was a period of great change and progress in the United Kingdom. During her 63-year reign, Britain saw the expansion of its empire, the development of new technologies, and the growth of an industrial economy. Queen Victoria was a popular monarch and her reign was
Victoria 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, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom 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.