# Sir Charles Dilke — Queen Victoria character guide

> Sir Charles Dilke in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0044-viii-gladstone-and-lord-beaconsfield

## Who they are

Radical politician and republican who criticized the monarchy.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

A radical MP who advocates for a republic and introduces a motion for a full inquiry into the Queen's expenditure.

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