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Events on Tuesday 22 January 1901 3
1819 – 1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901)Died 22 January 1901, aged 81Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight after reigning for 63 years, then the longest of any British monarch. Her death ended the Victorian era and was followed by state mourning across the British Empire. Her son succeeded her as Edward VII.
1819 – 1901Queen VictoriaThe Victorian EraReigned during a period of massive industrial, political, and military change.
1901Edward VII becomes KingSixty years as heirVictoria dies at Osborne House after sixty-three years on the throne and her eldest son succeeds at fifty-nine, having spent his entire adult life waiting and being kept away from state papers. He proves an unexpectedly effective monarch abroad, and his enthusiasm for France helps make the Entente Cordiale possible. The decade takes his name.