Queen Victoria and her time
stubbornness. Barely eighteen, she refused any further influence from her domineering mother
and ruled in her own stead. Popular respect for the Crown was at a low point at her
coronation, but the modest and straightforward young Queen won the hearts of her subjects.
She wished to be informed of political matters, although she had no direct input in policy
decisions. The Reform Act of 1832 had set the standard of legislative authority residing in the
House of Lords, with executive Viscount Melbourneauthority resting within a cabinet formed
of members of the House of Commons; the monarch was essentially removed from the loop.
She respected and worked well with Lord Melbourne (Prime Minister in the early years of her
reign) and England grew both socially and economically. [5]
Marriage
The Queen married Prince Albert on 10 February 1840 at the Chapel Royal in St. James's
Palace; four days before, Victoria granted her husband the style His Royal Highness. Prince
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