History Film / TheYoungVictoria

* CoolOldGuy: The Duke of Wellington. A RetiredBadass too.

* GorgeousPeriodDress: Oh yes, including RegalRinglets. The film even won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for its CostumePorn and {{Pimped Out Dress}}es.

* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Doesn't matter if the real Victoria was a young woman of average attractiveness, she was nowhere as stunning as Emily Blunt.

* CatapultNightmare: The night before the coronation, Victoria has a dream of playing chess with Albert. She sees her uncle, Sir Robert Peel, and the Duke of Wellington, among others. Albert says "your move." When Victoria moves to put her piece down, Albert turns into Conroy and grabs her wrist.

** The film seems to suggest that the Whigs lose the 1837 general election. It may just be awkward scriptwriting, but what actually happened was Lord Melbourne felt compelled to resign after only narrowly winning an important vote in Parliament, but Sir Robert Peel felt a minority government would be almost impossible to manage.

* MatchCut: At Victoria's coronation, the camera focuses on her mother's face as it flashes back two years to when John Conroy attempts to force Victoria to sign an order for a regency.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Victoria muses extensively on how to avoid being controlled or making mistakes due to her youth and inexperience.

''The Young Victoria'' tells the story of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria (Creator/EmilyBlunt)'s early years, beginning with her isolated childhood with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her tyrannical aide John Conroy; her headstrong reactions to the attempts of her mother, her uncles King William IV of the UK and King Leopold of Belgium, and her prime minister, Lord Melbourne, to control her; and the beginning of her lifelong romance with [[KissingCousins her cousin and future husband]], Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The screenplay is by Creator/JulianFellowes, creator of ''Series/DowntonAbbey''.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The real Queen Victoria was rather frumpy and not much of a beauty. She is played by the gorgeous Emily Blunt.

-->'''Lord Melbourne:''' I'm sorry. I see I have not expressed myself clearly. You have played the game... and lost.

''The Young Victoria'' tells the story of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria (Creator/EmilyBlunt)'s early years, beginning with her isolated childhood with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her tyrannical aide John Conroy; her headstrong reactions to the attempts of her mother, her uncles King William IV of the UK and King Leopold of Belgium, and her prime minister, Lord Melbourne, to control her; and the beginning of her lifelong romance with [[KissingCousins her cousin and future husband]], Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The screenplay is by Creator/JullianFellowes, creator of ''Series/DowntonAbbey''.

''The Young Victoria'' tells the story of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria (Creator/EmilyBlunt)'s early years, beginning with her isolated childhood with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her tyrannical aide John Conroy; her headstrong reactions to the attempts of her mother, her uncles King William IV of the UK and King Leopold of Belgium, and her prime minister, Lord Melbourne, to control her; and the beginning of her lifelong romance with [[KissingCousins her cousin and future husband]], Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The screenplay is by Jullian Fellowes, creator of ''Series/DowntonAbbey''.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The historical Sir John Conroy, while indeed an adventurer and a nasty piece of work, nevertheless was not so stupid as to physically abuse the future Queen of the United Kingdom.

* HeldGaze: Victoria and Albert have one long gaze into each other's eyes as they waltz together at the ball to celebrate Victoria's becoming Queen of England.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The historical Sir John Conroy, while indeed an adventurer and a nasty piece of work, nevertheless was not so stupid as to physically abuse the future Queen of England.