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Originally posted by Vision
Without Bess there would have been no empire and no Victoria. She's by far more iconic.
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Victoria isn't even from the same dynasty line as Elizabeth. So Victoria would exist anyway.
And it was Victoria who really shaped the British Empire. Elizabeth was still ruling England and imposing harsh religious laws against Catholics. Elizabeth didn't even rule over an empire but a kingdom with a failed colony.
Also it's not like England won the war over Spain. It ended in a status quo.
Overall Victoria was one of the greatest monarchs in history.