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History Tea Time

Was Queen Victoria illegitimate?

History Tea Time

Lindsay Holiday

History

4.5566 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In recent years Queen Victoria's royal paternity has been called into question. Let’s take examine the evidence in this historic mystery. And take a look at the royal family tree to answer the question “If Victoria’s decedents aren’t the rightful monarchs of the UK, then who is?” Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Butterflies in Love by Sir Cubworth #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to history tea time.

0:49.2

I'm Lindsay Holiday and I'm spilling the tea on history.

1:04.8

Was Queen Victoria illegitimate? Queen Victoria reigned over an era of unprecedented modernization, industrial revolution, and colonization, which reshaped the world in countless ways. Her nine

1:14.2

children and 42 grandchildren went on to rule and marry in to royal houses throughout Europe.

1:21.3

Five of the surviving monarchs today are her descendants. But was Victoria really the rightful queen? In recent years,

1:31.3

her royal paternity has been called into question. Let's examine the evidence in this historic

1:38.0

mystery. And take a look at the royal family tree to answer the question, if Victoria's descendants aren't the rightful

1:46.7

monarchs of the UK, then who is? In 1817, Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate child of

1:56.7

the Prince of Wales, died at the age of 21, giving birth to a stillborn son.

2:03.1

This tragedy rocked the nation and set off a succession crisis.

2:08.2

Not one of King George III's 15 offspring had a single legitimate child among them who

2:15.3

could inherit the throne. Several of the sons had illegitimate children

2:19.3

with their mistresses, and Queen Charlotte was so attached to her six daughters that she didn't push

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