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Princess Victoria at age four

The Kensington System was a strict and elaborate set of rules designed by Victoria, Duchess of Kent, along with her attendant, Sir John Conroy, concerning the upbringing of the Duchess's daughter, the future Queen Victoria. It is named after Kensington Palace in London, where they resided prior to Queen Victoria's accession to the throne.

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Kensington System

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The Kensington System was a strict and elaborate set of rules designed by Victoria, Duchess of Kent, along with her attendant, Sir John Conroy, concerning...

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Kensington Security Slot

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The Kensington Security Slot (also called a K-Slot or Kensington lock) is part of an anti-theft system designed in the mid 1980s and patented by Kryptonite...

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John Conroy

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agent, among other roles. Together, they designed the Kensington System, an elaborate and strict system of rules for the upbringing of young Victoria, designed...

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Kensington Palace

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Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence...

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Richard Burchett

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published collections of his lectures as text-books for the South Kensington system of art education, which he helped to devise. Burchett was born in...

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Queen Victoria

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raised largely isolated from other children under the so-called "Kensington System", an elaborate set of rules and protocols devised by the Duchess and...

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often shortened RBKC) is an Inner London borough with royal status. It is the smallest borough in London and...

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Macintosh 128K

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solutions such as the MacFan, the Mac N Frost, the Fanny Mac and the Kensington System Saver. These units fitted inside the Macintosh's carrying-handle slot...

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Louise Lehzen

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throne in 1827. Victoria's upbringing was dominated by the controlling Kensington System, implemented by the widowed Duchess of Kent and her comptroller Sir...

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Kensington Runestone

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The Kensington Runestone is a slab of greywacke stone covered in runes that was discovered in central Minnesota, United States, in 1898. Olof Ohman, a...

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Kensington Products Group

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Kensington is a leader in the field of locking systems for IT security solutions owned and marketed with the brand name MicroSaver®. The Kensington company...

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Lady Flora Hastings

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Duchess of Kent's lady-in-waiting, Lady Flora was party to Conroy's Kensington System: by which he colluded with the Duchess to keep Victoria isolated from...

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Kensington Metropark

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Kensington Metropark is a unit of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system located between Milford and South Lyon, Michigan, USA. Surrounding Kent Lake, the...

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Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

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Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council, also known as Kensington and Chelsea Council, is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Kensington...

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Bedchamber crisis

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Leiningen (half-brother) Descendants Royal descendants Early life Kensington System John Conroy Victoire Conroy Louise Lehzen Lady Flora Hastings Charlotte...

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Penny Black

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Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid...

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Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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convention to live with her mother, despite their differences over the Kensington System and her mother's continued reliance on Sir John Conroy. Her mother...

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High Street Kensington tube station

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High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street, in Kensington. The station is on the Circle line between Gloucester...

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