Queen Victoria was the United Kingdom’s longest serving monarch, ruling for 63 years and seven months, and giving her name to the era of Victorian Britain.
Winston Churchill was a lifelong Imperialist, and his early, formative years were spent during the glory days of the British Empire – and he was reluctant to embrace modernisation insofar as it related to the demising of the golden era of British rule.
In this powerful extract – Sir Winston delivers his statesmanlike thoughts on the great English Queen, as well his fond memories of her enduring legacy.
