![]() King George was first-cousin to Tsar Nicholas II through their common grandfather, King Christian of Denmark. It's also not accurate to say that Alix had any influence in the outcome of WW1. I often see the family tree quote in this way, but it's not entirely accurate. Her grandsons were King George V of Britain and Kaiser William II of Germany, and her granddaughter Alexandra was Tsarina of Russia (married to Nicholas II). There were many factors that lead to WW1 and many beyond the control of a single monarch. While I believe she may have had more influence than George V on her descendants I still dont think she would have been able to prevent war. I personally doubt she could have prevented WW1. In terms of preventing WW1 the argument is that she was the matriarch of the family that ruled Europe. While not quite democratic by modern standards (and IMO current status quo could be improved) power had been transferred from the monarch to politicians in Britain by Victoria's death in 1901, while absolute Monarchy was more or less still present in Germany and Russia until WW1. More power was transferred from the unelected House of Lords to the elected House of Commons, and the Reform Act of 1867 and the Representation of the People Act 1884 increased the number of people who were eligible to vote (although still not universal adult suffrage). Under Victoria's reign the modern constitutional monarchy was established. I've also read on some posts on /r/history stating that WW1 would have never happened if Queen Victoria was alive, is this actually the case? Why?Īny experts want to pitch in on this and set the record straight for me? A lot of people say she basically conquered the world, but she did she? Did she have any involvement in the military decisions/strategies, or was it all parlament and great generals? and the era is frequently referenced as the "Victorian Era" for how much she "impacted the world" but did she? The British ruled the world at that point - no doubt, but what did she do exactly? It seems to me she was just a figurehead and nothing else, I can't really find anything about her that would insinuate that she had any sort of lasting or serious personal impact on the world besides just being born into the right family and then living for a really long time, her wikipedia page doesn't even have anything about her policies or her rule, it's really focused on her personal and romantic life. ![]() ![]() I hear a lot about Queen Victoria on /r/history - she's frequently referenced as an example of a great monarch/good female ruler, but at the same time, a lot of sources suggest that she had little to no power and didn't actually do anything. Instructions and advice on how to best do an AMA. Want to do an AMA or know someone who does? Message the mods! Comments should be on-topic and contribute.ĭiscussions are limited to events over 20 years ago.If a post breaks one of our rules or guidelines you will be informed about it. So it is perfectly normally for your post to not show up in the new listing. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyone's favorite figure of minor French nobility is!Īll posts will be reviewed by a human moderator first before they become visible to all subscribers on the subreddit. r/History is a place for discussions about history. Join the r/history Discord server to chat with other history enthusiast!
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