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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,979 Hello, my friend. 2 00:00:00,980 --> 00:00:02,460 It's good to see you again. 3 00:00:03,060 --> 00:00:05,440 Welcome to another moment of peace. 4 00:00:05,940 --> 00:00:07,620 I'm glad we are here together. 5 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,400 Imagine a light that never goes out. 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,960 A quiet, steady light. 7 00:00:15,460 --> 00:00:22,060 A light that shines through cold winters, through long, difficult years, 8 00:00:22,060 --> 00:00:24,100 sadness and great change. 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Today, we follow that light. 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:34,740 Today, we listen to the story of Queen Victoria, a young woman who became one 11 00:00:34,740 --> 00:00:37,620 the most powerful people in all of history. 12 00:00:38,500 --> 00:00:45,380 Her story is a journey of discovery, of love, of loss, and of 13 00:00:45,380 --> 00:00:47,760 quiet, extraordinary strength. 14 00:00:48,580 --> 00:00:50,760 It is a story worth knowing. 15 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,180 This is Storyline English. 16 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:55,860 Sit quietly. 17 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:01,440 Breathe slowly and let the story begin. 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:09,060 Before we continue, if this story helps you learn English and feel calm and at 19 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:13,640 peace, please like this video and subscribe to Storyline English. 20 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,800 Every like and every subscription helps us create more moments like this one, 21 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:21,140 just for you. 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:22,840 Thank you. 23 00:01:23,540 --> 00:01:25,780 And now, the story. 24 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:29,670 The year is 1819. 25 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:32,630 The place is London, England. 26 00:01:33,370 --> 00:01:35,850 England is a powerful country. 27 00:01:36,050 --> 00:01:42,730 It has a great king, many soldiers, and large ships that sail across the whole 28 00:01:42,730 --> 00:01:43,730 world. 29 00:01:44,050 --> 00:01:50,590 But inside a quiet room in a large house called Kensington Palace, something 30 00:01:50,590 --> 00:01:53,750 very small and very important is happening. 31 00:01:54,990 --> 00:01:56,950 A baby girl is born. 32 00:01:57,590 --> 00:02:04,490 Her name is Alexandrina Victoria, but everyone will call her Victoria. 33 00:02:05,730 --> 00:02:07,010 She is small. 34 00:02:07,410 --> 00:02:08,630 She is quiet. 35 00:02:09,410 --> 00:02:16,050 She does not know it yet, but one day this small girl will become the Queen of 36 00:02:16,050 --> 00:02:20,750 England. She will rule for 63 years. 37 00:02:21,580 --> 00:02:25,440 longer than almost any other king or queen in English history. 38 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:33,280 Her story begins here, in that quiet room, in that great city, on 39 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,040 a cold spring morning. 40 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:38,520 And what a story it is. 41 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,680 Victoria's father is Prince Edward. 42 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:47,180 Her mother is Princess Victoria of Saxe -Coburg. 43 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,300 They love their daughter very much. 44 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:53,300 But life is not always kind. 45 00:02:54,020 --> 00:02:59,500 When Victoria is only eight months old, her father becomes very ill. 46 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:01,940 He does not get better. 47 00:03:02,580 --> 00:03:03,660 He dies. 48 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:09,220 Victoria is now a small baby without a father. 49 00:03:09,860 --> 00:03:16,560 Her mother is alone in a large, cold palace with a very young child. 50 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,820 Life will not be simple for this little girl. 51 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,560 But something inside her is already strong. 52 00:03:25,220 --> 00:03:27,680 Something quiet and steady. 53 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,880 Like a light that is just beginning to burn. 54 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:36,640 Victoria grows up inside Kensington Palace. 55 00:03:37,020 --> 00:03:39,620 It is a big and beautiful building. 56 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:45,060 But for a young child, it can feel cold and very empty. 57 00:03:46,420 --> 00:03:49,380 Victoria does not go to school with other children. 58 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,020 She does not play freely outside. 59 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:54,880 She does not have many friends. 60 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,560 She lives under very strict rules. 61 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:05,720 Her mother and a man named Sir John Conroy make all the decisions about her 62 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,000 life. They do not want Victoria to speak with people alone. 63 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:12,920 They watch her every moment. 64 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,840 They control her every day. 65 00:04:16,660 --> 00:04:19,140 This system even has a name. 66 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,580 People call it the Kensington System. 67 00:04:23,140 --> 00:04:26,660 And Victoria does not like it at all. 68 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:28,820 She is lonely. 69 00:04:29,280 --> 00:04:30,620 She is quiet. 70 00:04:31,380 --> 00:04:34,000 But she is also very clever. 71 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,640 She reads many books. 72 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,860 She learns French, German, and Italian. 73 00:04:41,870 --> 00:04:48,150 She draws beautiful pictures, and she writes in her diary every single day. 74 00:04:48,990 --> 00:04:55,550 That diary tells us many things about her feelings, and one thing is very 75 00:04:55,550 --> 00:04:56,550 clear. 76 00:04:57,230 --> 00:04:59,850 Victoria wants to be free. 77 00:05:00,410 --> 00:05:03,090 She wants to make her own choices. 78 00:05:03,590 --> 00:05:06,630 She wants to live her own life. 79 00:05:07,950 --> 00:05:14,450 In those early years, she has one true and loyal friend, a small dog, 80 00:05:14,810 --> 00:05:17,490 a spaniel named Dash. 81 00:05:18,530 --> 00:05:20,750 Dash does not judge her. 82 00:05:21,090 --> 00:05:23,530 Dash does not control her. 83 00:05:24,070 --> 00:05:27,770 Dash simply stays quietly by her side. 84 00:05:28,090 --> 00:05:32,950 And sometimes, in a lonely life, that is enough. 85 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,680 But Victoria's world is about to change. 86 00:05:38,420 --> 00:05:44,640 The old king of England, King William IV, is getting older and weaker, 87 00:05:44,860 --> 00:05:48,340 and Victoria is his closest relative. 88 00:05:49,380 --> 00:05:52,480 Everyone in England knows what this means. 89 00:05:53,100 --> 00:05:58,160 Very soon, this lonely young woman will become queen. 90 00:05:59,140 --> 00:06:01,980 But is she ready for that journey? 91 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:07,840 On the morning of June the 20th, 1837, Victoria is sleeping. 92 00:06:08,540 --> 00:06:10,760 She is only 18 years old. 93 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:12,580 She is still a young woman. 94 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:15,740 She does not know what this morning will bring. 95 00:06:16,580 --> 00:06:20,860 But then, very early, there is a knock at her door. 96 00:06:21,620 --> 00:06:23,020 Two men arrive. 97 00:06:23,580 --> 00:06:26,940 They bow their heads, and they tell her the news. 98 00:06:27,820 --> 00:06:30,500 King William IV is dead. 99 00:06:31,690 --> 00:06:34,790 Victoria is now the Queen of England. 100 00:06:35,530 --> 00:06:36,630 She listens. 101 00:06:37,030 --> 00:06:38,290 She is calm. 102 00:06:38,530 --> 00:06:39,950 She does not cry. 103 00:06:40,470 --> 00:06:42,870 She sits tall and still. 104 00:06:43,610 --> 00:06:46,010 She says only four words. 105 00:06:46,830 --> 00:06:48,390 I will be good. 106 00:06:49,590 --> 00:06:53,570 Four small words, quiet and strong. 107 00:06:54,110 --> 00:06:58,070 And those four words say everything about her character. 108 00:06:59,530 --> 00:07:04,130 That same day, Victoria holds her first meeting with her royal advisors. 109 00:07:04,590 --> 00:07:08,490 These are older men, serious, experienced men. 110 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:11,510 They expect a nervous young girl. 111 00:07:12,050 --> 00:07:14,190 But Victoria surprises them. 112 00:07:14,590 --> 00:07:18,630 She sits at the head of the table. She speaks clearly. 113 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:20,750 She listens carefully. 114 00:07:21,390 --> 00:07:24,210 She makes decisions with real confidence. 115 00:07:24,910 --> 00:07:26,670 The men are amazed. 116 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,260 This is not a nervous girl. 117 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,140 This is a queen. 118 00:07:33,740 --> 00:07:36,040 Victoria moves out of Kensington Palace. 119 00:07:36,300 --> 00:07:38,540 She moves to Buckingham Palace. 120 00:07:38,980 --> 00:07:43,040 For the first time in her life, she has her own room. 121 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,440 She makes her own schedule. 122 00:07:45,940 --> 00:07:49,860 She feels, for the first time, truly free. 123 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,260 The Kensington system is over. 124 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:56,100 A new adventure is beginning. 125 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:03,260 And the whole world is watching this young woman take her first steps into 126 00:08:03,260 --> 00:08:04,260 history. 127 00:08:04,700 --> 00:08:10,500 A queen needs many things. She needs wisdom. She needs strength. 128 00:08:10,820 --> 00:08:12,680 She needs good advisors. 129 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:16,900 But Victoria also needs something more personal. 130 00:08:17,380 --> 00:08:19,320 She needs a partner. 131 00:08:19,780 --> 00:08:22,720 Someone to stand quietly beside her. 132 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,940 Someone to truly understand her. 133 00:08:27,199 --> 00:08:31,400 In 1839, a young man comes to visit her at the palace. 134 00:08:31,940 --> 00:08:36,140 His name is Prince Albert of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. 135 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:38,320 He is Victoria's cousin. 136 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,020 He is tall, quiet, and thoughtful. 137 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,600 He loves music, science, and art. 138 00:08:46,060 --> 00:08:47,140 He is kind. 139 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:48,780 He is serious. 140 00:08:49,580 --> 00:08:53,360 He is not like the loud and easy men of the royal court. 141 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,660 and she feels something she has never felt before. 142 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,980 That night, she opens her diary. 143 00:09:03,740 --> 00:09:09,240 She writes that Albert is wonderful, that his eyes are full of intelligence, 144 00:09:09,540 --> 00:09:13,240 that she feels happy and free when she is near him. 145 00:09:14,180 --> 00:09:20,080 In those days, a queen must ask first. A queen cannot wait. 146 00:09:20,580 --> 00:09:24,240 And so Victoria asks Albert to marry her. 147 00:09:25,260 --> 00:09:26,260 He says yes. 148 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,680 They are married on February the 10th, 1840. 149 00:09:31,460 --> 00:09:33,720 Victoria wears a white dress. 150 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:37,640 At that time, most brides wear colored dresses. 151 00:09:38,060 --> 00:09:40,320 But Victoria chooses white. 152 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:46,800 And after that day, white becomes the color of weddings across the whole 153 00:09:46,980 --> 00:09:48,220 even today. 154 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,220 Together, Victoria and Albert are a strong team. 155 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:59,540 He becomes her closest advisor, her greatest support, her best friend. 156 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,220 They have nine children together. 157 00:10:02,900 --> 00:10:06,480 For many years, Victoria is not just a queen. 158 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:13,040 She is a wife, a mother, and a woman who is deeply, truly happy. 159 00:10:14,260 --> 00:10:18,460 But happiness, as we all know, does not stay forever. 160 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:24,460 In December of 1861, Prince Albert becomes very ill. 161 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,400 He is only 42 years old. 162 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,020 He is not old. He is not weak. 163 00:10:31,580 --> 00:10:34,040 But he grows thicker every day. 164 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:39,020 Victoria sits by his side. She holds his hand. 165 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,180 She watches him carefully. 166 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,680 And on December the 14th, Albert dies. 167 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:48,500 Victoria is broken. 168 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:50,400 She cannot speak. 169 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:52,500 She cannot eat properly. 170 00:10:52,900 --> 00:10:54,400 She cannot sleep. 171 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,200 The whole country feels her deep sadness. 172 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,620 Albert was not just her husband. 173 00:11:01,900 --> 00:11:04,440 He was the center of her world. 174 00:11:05,060 --> 00:11:09,640 Without him, everything feels cold and very dark. 175 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,680 For many years after, Victoria wears only black. 176 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:18,720 She keeps Albert's photograph everywhere in the palace. 177 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:22,490 She sleeps with a cast of his hand beside her. 178 00:11:22,990 --> 00:11:28,550 She orders his clothes to be laid out every morning, as if he is still there. 179 00:11:29,650 --> 00:11:32,950 People begin to call her the widow of Windsor. 180 00:11:33,550 --> 00:11:37,170 Some worry that the queen is lost inside her grief. 181 00:11:38,110 --> 00:11:43,290 But time is patient, and life continues moving forward. 182 00:11:44,610 --> 00:11:47,570 Slowly, Victoria begins to return. 183 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,180 She has a country to lead. 184 00:11:50,420 --> 00:11:52,660 She has children who need her. 185 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:56,500 She has important work still left to do. 186 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,480 She does not forget Albert. 187 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,580 She never forgets him. 188 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:07,900 But she learns to carry his memory gently, like something precious and 189 00:12:08,860 --> 00:12:14,560 And she continues, step by step, day by day. 190 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:16,800 Perhaps this 191 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,760 Victoria rules England for 63 years. 192 00:12:30,420 --> 00:12:36,240 During her reign, that is the word for a monarch's time in power, England grows 193 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,980 stronger and larger than ever before. 194 00:12:39,940 --> 00:12:42,520 This period in history has a name. 195 00:12:42,820 --> 00:12:45,640 People call it the Victorian Era. 196 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:51,740 It is a time of great invention, great discovery, and great stories. 197 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:58,140 During her life, Victoria sees the invention of the train, the telephone, 198 00:12:58,140 --> 00:12:59,920 the first electric lights. 199 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,580 She sees her empire grow across the world. 200 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:08,520 In 1876, she becomes the Empress of India. 201 00:13:09,140 --> 00:13:13,220 She is the grandmother of many kings and queens across Europe. 202 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,510 People truly call her the grandmother of Europe. 203 00:13:18,350 --> 00:13:25,170 She is small in body, she is quiet in voice, but she is enormous in 204 00:13:25,170 --> 00:13:26,170 history. 205 00:13:26,870 --> 00:13:30,870 Victoria dies on January the 22nd, 1901. 206 00:13:31,370 --> 00:13:33,550 She is 81 years old. 207 00:13:33,790 --> 00:13:37,550 She has lived a full and extraordinary life. 208 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:41,850 She began as a lonely child in a cold palace. 209 00:13:42,330 --> 00:13:45,270 She became a confident and powerful queen. 210 00:13:46,250 --> 00:13:49,530 She loved deeply, and she lost deeply. 211 00:13:50,150 --> 00:13:52,970 She suffered, and she continued. 212 00:13:53,530 --> 00:13:59,850 She never stopped moving forward, and when she died, the whole world stopped 213 00:13:59,850 --> 00:14:00,850 remember her. 214 00:14:01,110 --> 00:14:04,490 Her story teaches us something important and true. 215 00:14:05,310 --> 00:14:07,430 Life is not always easy. 216 00:14:08,150 --> 00:14:09,470 Sadness will come. 217 00:14:09,890 --> 00:14:11,290 Loss will come. 218 00:14:11,610 --> 00:14:13,270 Change will come. 219 00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:20,440 But if we stay steady, if we keep our light burning, even quietly, even 220 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,900 we can do something great. 221 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,500 We can become someone worth remembering. 222 00:14:27,900 --> 00:14:30,120 You are learning English right now. 223 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,420 That is your own quiet courage. 224 00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:40,940 Every word you listen to, every story you follow, every moment you stay and 225 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:41,940 going. 226 00:14:42,180 --> 00:14:43,180 That. 227 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,900 Thank you for being here today. 228 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:55,540 If this story touched you, if it helped your English or gave you a moment of 229 00:14:55,540 --> 00:14:58,120 peace, please leave a comment below. 230 00:14:58,820 --> 00:15:00,240 Tell me what you felt. 231 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,140 Tell me what you learned. 232 00:15:02,780 --> 00:15:07,760 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