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Queen Victoria Love’s Affair

Victoria quickly fell in love with Albert and despite the fact that he to begin with had doubts about the romantic relationship, the couple had been at some point married in February 1840. During the subsequent eighteen a long time Queen Victoria gave birth to nine kids.

Lord Melbourne resigned as Prime Minister in 1841. Nevertheless, by this time, it was Prince Albert, instead than Melbourne, who had turn out to be the primary influence about Victoria’s political views.

Whereas Melbourne had suggested Victoria not to consider about social troubles, Prince Albert invited Lord Ashley to Buckingham Palace to discuss about what he had found about youngster labour in Britain.

Queen Victoria had a excellent romantic relationship with the up coming two prime ministers, Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell. Even so, she disapproved Read more…

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Tribute to Navy Seals’s Mother

A new Navy warship named after Michael Murphy, the Long Island SEAL who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, will be christened Saturday.

The hero’s mother, Maureen Murphy, is expected to break a bottle of champagne over the ship’s bow in Bath, Maine.

The 509-foot-long ship is being built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Murphy was shot in the gut during the ensuing firefight. Murphy and two other SEALS died in the battle.

The Navy lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient led a four-member SEAL team against overwhelming odds in a gun battle in Read more…