How did Victoria actually aid further colonization herself as prominent peoples during

her reign stated, “…in reality, the monarch’s power was severely limited,” and, “The real
power was with the elected Parliament and the prime minister…”

Victoria aided in furthering colonization in a plethora of ways; she ventured on far more
than any endeavors undertaken by Elizabeth. She was the proponent of many of the
ventures of colonization, as seen by being crowned Empress of India subsequent to the
territory being taken under direct control from the East India Company. While true that
the Parliament and Prime Minister had power in these decisions, Queen Victoria had the
final say and oversaw the conquests of foreign lands, and the ability to veto bills should
she not agree with them. The monarch during Victoria’s reign of England made the
formal decisions based on the counsel of her advisors, the head of which was the Prime
Minister of England. This is similar to Elizabeth as a monarch due to the fact that she
needed the approval of the Parliament to pass decisions. In this way, Victoria had even
more control than Elizabeth in the administration of her reign as the Parliament was
simply part of her advisory counsel by free will while it was forced upon Elizabeth who
often had issues with this. Consequently, if Victoria’s power as a ruler was “severely
limited,” what does this say about the power of Elizabeth?

Why did women in the Victorian Era have their political, economic, and social
advancements from the Elizabethan Age revoked? (Elizabethan Era- women had rights to
education

The misconception that because of the style of the Victorian Era, women were placed in a
position inferior to that which they had previously been is entirely false as seen in the
Reform Act of 1832 as before 1832, only upper-class white men had the right to vote.
The Reform Act of 1832 granted voting rights to a small percentage of the general public
for the first time. 2 other acts were later passed, giving the British mal public more voting
power and the election power more democratic. The Reform Act of 1832 also
transformed process of choosing a prime minister. Rather than monarch appointing one,
whichever party held the majority of seats in the House determined who the prime
minister would be. Economic advancements were not revoked because people were
allowed to participate in the industrial revolution, which was a great way to gain money
for the families and wealth of the nation.

As an Enlightened despot, why couldn’t Victoria make important decisions that greatly
influenced England on her own as can be seen in her statement “His wishes, his plans are
to be my laws!” concerning her late husband, Albert?

As Albert was Victoria’s husband, his opinion was held in great esteem by Queen
Victoria. He was a trusted member of her advisory Parliament, and their thinking on
particular topics normally coincided with one another. This is not to say that Albert was
the ruler of England at the time, however. Victoria was the monarch and made her own
decisions based upon what she felt was right for England. For example, in terms of the
decision to engage in the Crimean War, Albert was strongly opposed to the motion as he
thought there was nothing to be gained from this war. Nevertheless, Victoria announced,
“War, is I fear, inevitable.” She was strong enough to make the important decisions on
her own, regardless of what Albert thought.