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Steampunk spends a lot of its time focusing on Queen Victoria. But the Prince Consort, Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel, was also an incredibly influential figure in shaping the city of London. Among other things, he was instrumental in organizing the Great Exhibition (1851). He reformed education in Britain, and championed the cause of the universal abolition of slavery. The Albert Memorial pays homage to this important figure with a mighty dose of both pomp and circumstance. Though their marriage was to some extent arranged, the Prince Consort and the Queen clearly had a loving relationship. When he died at the age of only 42 in 1861, his passing deeply affected Victoria. She wore mourning garb for the rest of […]
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