C. Republican France Paris Commune of 1871 National Assembly and Adolphe Thiers The Third Republic DREYFUS AFFAIR D. Great Britain and Ireland Queen Victoria Granddaughter of the previous king George III (1760-1820) George IV (1820-1830) first son of George III a poor role model – – charming but selfish, unreliable, irresponsible – Illegally married his commoner Catholic GF Forced to marry his cousin by the king one child – Horrible marriage to his queen remained with GF – William IV (1830-1837) third son of George III – The last king to appoint a PM Presided over end of slavery, The Poor Law, Reform Bill of 1832 (real voting to take place) Had 10 illegitimate kids with actress/GF no legitimate – Victoria I (1837-1901) daughter of 4th son of George III – The only legitimate grandchild of George III Inherited English throne; not Hannover (Salic Law) Privately she influenced British policy – Publically she became a national icon – Represented loyalty, thrift, hard work unlike predecessors – Married her BF / first cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg/Gotha Nine children married them into royal and noble families – 63 years monarch Industrial, cultural, political, scientific, military growth Next: Edward VII (1901-1910) 60 years old son of Victoria – – George V (1910-1936) - WWI Edward VIII (1936 (Jan-Dec)) George VI (1936-1952) - WWII Elizabeth II (1952-?)
C. Republican France Paris Commune of 1871 National Assembly and Adolphe Thiers The Third Republic DREYFUS AFFAIR D. Great Britain and Ireland Queen Victoria Granddaughter of the previous king George III (1760-1820) George IV (1820-1830) – first son of George III – a poor role model – charming but selfish, unreliable, irresponsible Illegally married his commoner Catholic GF Forced to marry his cousin by the king – one child Horrible marriage to his queen – remained with GF William IV (1830-1837) – third son of George III The last king to appoint a PM Presided over end of slavery, The Poor Law, Reform Bill of 1832 (real voting to take place) Had 10 illegitimate kids with actress/GF – no legitimate Victoria I (1837-1901) – daughter of 4th son of George III The only legitimate grandchild of George III Inherited English throne; not Hannover (Salic Law) Privately – she influenced British policy Publically – she became a national icon Represented loyalty, thrift, hard work – unlike predecessors Married her BF / first cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg/Gotha Nine children – married them into royal and noble families 63 years monarch Industrial, cultural, political, scientific, military growth Next: Edward VII (1901-1910) – 60 years old – son of Victoria George V (1910-1936) - WWI Edward VIII (1936 (Jan-Dec)) George VI (1936-1952) - WWII Elizabeth II (1952-?)