The Victorian Era

The Victorian era

Life as victorian

Victorian people

Bonus

Overview

The middle class and the lower class

daily lives

The Victorian Era

context

The Victorian Era had a particular class system. there were three main groups of people based on their jobs and money. These groups were the Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower Class (also called the Working Class).

During the Victorian era, a doctrine called "seperate sphere" prevented people to mix. It was true of social classes but also for gender. Men belonged to the public sphere while women belonged to the private sphere.

The lower class

The middle class

The Upper class

The British Bee Hive by George Cruikshank

The industrial revolution

rules

families

Wealthy people vs poor people

the working class

The middle class

The Upper Class

The Upper Class included important people like the royal family, nobles, and wealthy business owners. They had a lot of power, fancy lifestyles, and nice things.

The Middle Class

The Middle Class were people who either owned businesses or managed them, like merchants. They earned their money and had a good life.

The Lower Class

The Lower Class, or Working Class, were the lowest group. They were workers who didn't have much money, so they lived in a simple way.