Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

Almost 200 years ago, a woman called Victoria became the Queen of the United Kingdom. She would go on to rule for longer than any other monarch before her and be remembered as very important. However, when she was very little her life was very sad, later Victoria would describe it as 'melancholy'. She was very lonely; her father died when she was just one year old and her mother was very protective of her. Victoria did not meet many other children, spending her days learning or playing with her dolls and her dog, Dash.