British Empire

During the Victorian era

The British Empire

Widnes, England, during the late 19th century

Portrait of Queen Victoria, oil on canvas, Franz Xavier Winterhalter, 1859

Why is it important ?

Era : 1837 - 1901 Queen Victoria : 1819 - 1901

Quick presentation of the Victorian Era

A map of the world in 1886, Walter Crane

• Africa
• Oceania
• South America
• North America
• Asia

All over the world

Places

- The largest empire ever created in human history

- About 22% of the submerged's lands.

- A quarter of the world's population (400 millions)

Numbers

- Greatest world power of the Victorian Era

The Empire

First decolonized country: Ghana.

1957

The Queen dies

1901

1837

Start of the Victorian Era

Victoria becomes the Queen of Australia

1901

The British control the Suez Canal.

1882

Victoria becomes the Empress of India.

1882

Victoria becomes the Queen of Canada.

1867

Timeline of the British Empire

Australia is used as a prison due to a lack of space in the United Kingdom.

1788

Canada is renamed : Province of Quebec

Robert Clive's victory in Bengal marks the beginning of British conquest and, therefore, the British Empire.

1759

Timeline

Made by John Hassall (1868 - 1948)

One picture

What is the name of the artist ?

What was the queen's last territory before her death ?

When does the British colonization has begun ?

When did the Empire disappear ?

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