Queen Victoria Curriculum Resource
Queen Victoria Curriculum Resource
This resource has been produced in partnership with Royal Collection Trust and features high-resolution images and curriculum support material including lesson plans designed to build children’s understanding of the subject and also to help both teachers and pupils to think laterally.
They are suitable for Key Stage 2 and adaptable to any age group from Years 3 to 6 and are cross-curricular in content.
Background Information
Since 1820, when George IV was crowned King, the lives and reigns of the Royal Family of Great Britain have been closely involved with Buckingham Palace, which used to be simply called Buckingham House.
George IV made the house the official residence of the monarch and set about decorating it in what he saw as a fitting style for a king. However, no one was more closely involved with its status and development than Queen Victoria, who was on the throne from 20th June 1837 until her death on 22nd January 1901.
From the outset, the important events in Victoria’s life as Queen centred on Buckingham Palace. From there she married her cousin and consort, Prince Albert and she gave birth to eight of her nine children there, as well as attending to affairs of state, holding parties and entertaining dignitaries from around the world.