Internationally, Victoria took a keen interest in the improvement of relations between France and Britain. She made and hosted several visits between the British royal family and the House of Orleans, who were related by marriage through the Coburgs. In 1843 and 1845, she and Albert stayed with King Louis Philippe I at château d'Eu in Normandy; she was the first British or English monarch to visit a French one since the meeting of Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. When Louis Philippe made a reciprocal trip in 1844, he became the first French king to visit a British sovereign. Louis Philippe was deposed in the revolutions of 1848, and fled to exile in England. At the height of a revolutionary scare in the United Kingdom in April 1848, Victoria and her family left London for the greater safety of Osborne House, a private estate on the Isle of Wight that they had purchased in 1845 and redeveloped. Demonstrations by Chartists and Irish nationalists failed to attract widespread support, and the scare died down without any major disturbances. Victoria's first visit to Ireland in 1849 was a public relations success, but it had no lasting impact or effect on the growth of Irish nationalism. COUNT 20
QSN1 Which two countries was Victoria trying to improve relations between? ANS1 France and Britain QSN2 How was the House of Orleans and the British Royal family related? ANS2 by marriage through the Coburgs QSN3 Who did Victoria stay with in Normandy? ANS3 King Louis Philippe I QSN4 What year did Victoria first visit Ireland? ANS4 1849 QSN5 What year did Louis Philippe visit England? ANS5 1844 QSN6 What two countries did Victoria take a large interest in improving relations between? ANS6 France and Britain QSN7 What year was Victorias first visit to Ireland? ANS7 1849 QSN8 Queen Victoria set up meetings between The Britian royal family and what house to help improve relations between Britain and France? ANS8 House of Orleans QSN9 What was the name of the King of Normandy that Victoria and Albert stayed with in 1843 and 1845? ANS9 King Louis Philippe I QSN10 Who was the first French King to visit Queen Victoria? ANS10 Louis Philippe QSN11 Who was the first French king to visit Queen Victoria?  ANS11 Louis Philippe QSN12 What happened to Louis Philippe after the revolution in France?  ANS12 fled to exile in England QSN13 Where did Victoria and her family retreat to safety during a conflict in 1848?  ANS13 Osborne House QSN14 What nation was visited for the first time by Victoria in 1849? ANS14 Ireland QSN15 What French family did Victoria try to foster relations with?  ANS15 House of Orleans QSN16 What was one of Victoria's major concerns? ANS16 improvement of relations between France and Britain QSN17 When was Louis Phillipe deposed? ANS17 1848 QSN18 Where did Victoria and her family go to for safety during the revolutionary scare of April 1848? ANS18 Osborne House, a private estate on the Isle of Wight QSN19 When was Osborne house purchased? ANS19 1845 QSN20 Which groups were demonstrating and trying to bring about a revolution before, ultimately, failing? ANS20 Chartists and Irish nationalists