On the same day in May 1856 that Queen Victoria held a review ... of Wales's royal progress through India in 1875-76, and Victoria's new title as Empress of India, engineered at the same time ...

She was crowned in Westminster Abbey ... It marked the queen's gradual return to public life. Victoria became the Empress of India to tie the monarchy and Empire closer together.

During her reign the British Empire reached the height of its prestige and she was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877. She celebrated her Golden Jubilee in the Abbey in 1887 during which she sat in ...

Gupta explores the themes of power and class in the play through: Victoria’s role as the Queen of England, Empress of India and ruler of the British Empire The harsh treatment of lower-class ...