The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Crystal Palace
Empire
Child Labour
Breakthoughs
Time Line
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The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Timeline
1844
1839-42
1837
1851
1859
1870
1854-55
1901
1842
1838
1848
1850s-1860s
1867
1871
1880s-1890s
The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Key Inventions and Discoveries of the Victorian Age
Railways & Steamships → revolutionized travel, trade, and the spread of the British Empire. Telegraph (Cooke & Wheatstone, Morse) → instant long-distance communication. Telephone (Bell, 1876) → direct voice communication. Electric light bulb (Swan & Edison, 1878) → transformed daily life. London Underground (1863) → the world’s first underground railway. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (On the Origin of Species, 1859) → challenged traditional beliefs. Faraday & Maxwell’s work on electromagnetism → laid the foundation for modern physics. Anesthetics (chloroform, ether) → pain-free surgery. Antiseptic surgery (Lister, 1867) → safer operations, fewer deaths. Public health reforms & sewage systems → cleaner cities, reduced disease.
The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Questions
Quiz: The Victorian Age (1837–1901)
1. What was the “Victorian compromise”? Explain how it reflected the contradictions of the period. 2. How did the Reform Bills and the People’s Charter change the political system in Britain? 3. Why was the Irish Question so important during the Victorian Age, and what difficulties did it create for British politics? 4. What role did the Great Exhibition of 1851 play in showing Britain’s position in the world? 5. How did colonial and European policy contribute to Britain’s power during Queen Victoria’s reign? 6. How did the main social reforms of the Victorian Age (e.g. Poor Law, Mines Act, Trade Union Act) affect workers’ lives? 7. In your opinion, what was the single most important change (political, social, scientific, or cultural) of the Victorian Age? Explain your choice.
The Kensington System was a strict set of rules created by Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her adviser Sir John Conroy. It was designed to control the young Princess Victoria and keep her dependent on them. Victoria was kept isolated at Kensington Palace, never allowed to be alone, and forced to follow a rigid timetable. She grew up lonely and unhappy under this system, and when she became queen in 1837, she rejected it completely.
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The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Crystal Palace
Empire
Child Labour
Breakthoughs
Time Line
+info
+info
+info
The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Timeline
1844
1839-42
1837
1851
1859
1870
1854-55
1901
1842
1838
1848
1850s-1860s
1867
1871
1880s-1890s
The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Key Inventions and Discoveries of the Victorian Age
Railways & Steamships → revolutionized travel, trade, and the spread of the British Empire. Telegraph (Cooke & Wheatstone, Morse) → instant long-distance communication. Telephone (Bell, 1876) → direct voice communication. Electric light bulb (Swan & Edison, 1878) → transformed daily life. London Underground (1863) → the world’s first underground railway. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (On the Origin of Species, 1859) → challenged traditional beliefs. Faraday & Maxwell’s work on electromagnetism → laid the foundation for modern physics. Anesthetics (chloroform, ether) → pain-free surgery. Antiseptic surgery (Lister, 1867) → safer operations, fewer deaths. Public health reforms & sewage systems → cleaner cities, reduced disease.
The Victorian Age
1837-1901
Questions
Quiz: The Victorian Age (1837–1901)
1. What was the “Victorian compromise”? Explain how it reflected the contradictions of the period. 2. How did the Reform Bills and the People’s Charter change the political system in Britain? 3. Why was the Irish Question so important during the Victorian Age, and what difficulties did it create for British politics? 4. What role did the Great Exhibition of 1851 play in showing Britain’s position in the world? 5. How did colonial and European policy contribute to Britain’s power during Queen Victoria’s reign? 6. How did the main social reforms of the Victorian Age (e.g. Poor Law, Mines Act, Trade Union Act) affect workers’ lives? 7. In your opinion, what was the single most important change (political, social, scientific, or cultural) of the Victorian Age? Explain your choice.
The Kensington System was a strict set of rules created by Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her adviser Sir John Conroy. It was designed to control the young Princess Victoria and keep her dependent on them. Victoria was kept isolated at Kensington Palace, never allowed to be alone, and forced to follow a rigid timetable. She grew up lonely and unhappy under this system, and when she became queen in 1837, she rejected it completely.