Pop Culture References of Wizard101
Queen Vicorgia – Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Queen_Vicorgia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria
Queen Vicorgia of Marleybone lives in Barkingham Palace. A Corgi, She has been kidnapped. Wizards must free her from the evil clutches of Doctor Jackall before it’s too late!
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926, died 8 Sept 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King-Emperor Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark. Their marriage lasted 73 years until Philip’s death in 2021. They had four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon, as well as Head of the Commonwealth.
Her Majesty doted on her pet corgis. Sadly, the Queen’s last Corgi named Willow passed away in 2018. This occurred after her decision to stop breeding Corgis in 2015. Her reasoning was that she didn’t want to pass away while her dogs were still alive. After all, the pups would likely be heartbroken.
Portrait by Alexander Bassano, 1882
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.
Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father’s three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. Victoria, a constitutional monarch, attempted privately to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, earning Victoria the sobriquet “grandmother of Europe”. After Albert’s death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, British republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond jubilees were times of public celebration. Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, at the age of 81. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
The current list of all the (known) Marleybone references are located here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Queen of Marleybone image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Queen Elizabeth II Image – ROTA Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images
The Queen and her corgis – @thequeenscorgis/Instagram
Queen Victoria image is borrowed from Wikipedia and is in the public domain.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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