Ancestry of Queen Victoria--Houses of Brunswick, Hanover, and Coburg --Family connections--The English Royal Family--The Royal Dukes--Duke of Cumberland--Family of George III.--Political position of the Queen (Pages 1-7) Queen Victoria's early years--Duke and Duchess of Kent--Parliamentary grant to Duchess of Kent--The Queen of Würtemberg--George IV. and the Princess--Visits to Windsor--Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld --Education of the Princess--The Duchess of Kent's letter to the Bishops--Religious instruction--Result of examination--Speech by Duchess of Kent--The Princess's reminiscences of Claremont--William IV. and the Princess--The accession--Queen Victoria's character and temperament…
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