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| 1861 |
| | Prince Albert dies of typhoid, plunging Victoria into forty years of widowhood and deep mourning | |
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| 1876 |
| | India becomes the 'jewel in the crown' of Queen Victoria when Benjamin Disraeli secures for her the title Empress of India | |
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| 1887 |
| | Queen Victoria's golden jubilee brings her back into the public's affection | |
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| c. 1897 |
| | Diamond Jubilee bonfires and fireworks all round Briain celebrate Victoria's sixty years on the throne | |
| | Diamond Jubilee Address from Adelaide in 1897 National Archives, Kew
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| 1901 |
| | Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, after 63 years on the throne | |
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| 1901 |
| | Edward VII is already 59 when he succeeds his mother, Victoria, as Britain's monarch | |
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| 1902 |
| | 'Land of Hope and Glory' features in its lasting form as the finale of Elgar's Coronation Ode for Edward VII | |
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| 1903 |
| | Edward VII, the first British monarch to travel to India, holds a great coronation durbar in Delhi | |
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| 1907 |
| | The Transvaal government presents to Edward VII the Cullinan diamond, now part of the British crown jewels | |
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| 1910 May 6 |
| | Edward VII dies in London, after just nine years on the throne | |
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