India: Greater with Queen Victoria
January 1st, 1877
by Zoe Bjornson
On this day of the first of January, 1877, our own dear monarch, Queen Victoria (pictured above), is to be announced the Empress of India. Her ceremony will be held in Delhi (pictured below) with many guests who have had influence within the great empire of India. (1)
As we have already come to see, Queen Victoria is a monarch who realizes the ideals of the people and who greatly improves the land in which she reigns. Not only will this day mark the introduction of Queen Victoria as the Empress of India, it will also continue the transferring of control from the East India Trading Company to the British Government.
Luckily, the people of India will now be influenced by the great ideas of Queen Victoria. They will soon match up to the high standards that the British government already has today.
In her years of being a royal figure in the eyes of Britain, Queen Victoria has had an incredible influence on not only the people, but the history.
Her puritan ideas (2) are only one example of the ideals that made Britain into the loyal country it is today. Along with her ideals, Queen Victoria brought riches. Her reign has been a very successful one because of the control that Britain had over multiple empires throughout the world.
Queen Victoria also plans to bring new goods to export out of India, such as tea (pictured left). With her help, the Indian economy will increase and we suspect that this will forever encourage the people of India to be greatly involved within the trade of the world.
So far, Queen Victoria has had a prodigious influence over Britain and we expect the same as she takes on India as their Empress.
Although the British influence in India may seem as a decrease in government to some of the people of India, we believe that eventually our introduction to their country will be a revolutionary one.
Traditional Indian Tea Setting (above)
From the Proclamation Establishing the Crown Government in India (3), we have promised to create a peaceful India and protect the land. Not only will India be greatly improved, the “internal tranquility shall be restored” (3).
We know that by putting one of Britain’s greatest leaders into this land, the product after our influence will be an impeccable one. The British influence within India will persist throughout the years and it will positively affect this nation for many years ahead.
With the help of the British government, India will come to be a better place. This is guaranteed by our beloved monarch, Queen Victoria, who has already made such a memorable impression on Britain already. India is soon to be touched by her ideas and this will bring out the true light of their country.
Britain now proudly announces the induction of Queen Victoria as the Empress of India. With her help, we expect India to soon be amongst the most successful empires in the world.
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4. D'Souza, Dinesh. "Two Cheers for Colonialism," Chronicle of Higher Education, (10 May 2002)
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1. Queen Victoria (image). Available from: English Monarchs <http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/hanover_6.htm> (accessed 7 December 2007)
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