Dominated by her possessive mother and her bullying consort, Conroy, since childhood, teen-aged Victoria refuses to allow them the power of acting as her regent in the last days of her uncle William IV's rule.
Her German cousin Albert is encouraged to court her for solely political motives, but, following her accession at age eighteen, finds he is falling for her and is dismayed at her reliance on trusty Prime Minister Melbourne.
Victoria is impressed by Albert's philanthropy, which is akin to her own desire to help her subjects. However, her loyalty to Melbourne, perceived as a self-seeker, almost causes a constitutional crisis, and it is Albert who helps restore her self-confidence.
She proposes and they marry, Albert proving himself not only a devoted spouse, prepared to take an assassin's bullet for her, but also an agent of much-needed reform, finally endorsed by an admiring Melbourne.
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The Young Victoria
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Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
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George Frideric Handel:
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Vieni, fra queste braccia
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The Cold Song
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Da Pacem Domine
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Only You (love theme from The Young Victoria)
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Walzer à la Paganini
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Schwanengesang (Swan Song): No. 4 Standchen (Serenade)
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Tausendsapperment Walzer, op. 61
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Serenade for Strings in E major
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L'elisir d'amour : Della crudele Isotta
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Contredanses op.44
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What Power Art Thou?
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L'elisir d'amour : Della crudele Isotta
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Sinéad O'Connor:
Performer
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Childhood
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Go To England, Make Her Smile (Albert's Theme)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Down the Stairs (Victoria's Theme)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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The King's Birthday
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Swan Song
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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The King Is Dead
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Buckingham Palace
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Lord Melbourne
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Albert Returns
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Archery
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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The First Waltz
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Rainy Gazebo
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Letters from Victoria
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Constitutional Crisis
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Riot
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Letters from Albert
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Marriage Proposal
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Honeymoon
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Assassin
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Victoria and Albert
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Only You (Love Theme from "The Young Victoria") (Sinead O'Connor)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Go To England, Make Her Smile (Albert's Theme)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Down the Stairs (Victoria's Theme)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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The King's Birthday
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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Only You (Love Theme from "The Young Victoria") (Sinead O'Connor)
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Ilan Eshkeri:
Performer
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