Victorial period

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    Victorian period

  • Queen Victoria becomes queen at age 18

    Queen Victoria becomes queen at age 18

  • Early industrial revolution

    Early industrial revolution

    railways expand, factories multiply, cities grow fast
  • Marriage to Prince Albert

    Marriage to Prince Albert

    The monarchy as a model of morality and family.
  • Irish Potato Famine - Great Famine

    Irish Potato Famine - Great Famine

    Mass starvation and migration to America.
  • The Great Exhibition

    The Great Exhibition

    London (Crystal Palace) → celebrates British industry and empire.
  • Indian Mutinity

    Indian Mutinity

    Indian soldiers rose up against their British commanders. They were joined by native rulers and thousands of ordinary people in a struggle that threatened to destroy British colonial power
  • On the Origin of Species

    On the Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin publishes his theory of evolution.
  • Death of Prince Albert

    Death of Prince Albert

    Queen Victoria goes into mourning, becomes more withdrawn.
  • Second Reform Act

    Second Reform Act

    Expands voting rights to more men: working-class included
  • Education Act (Forster's Act)

    Education Act (Forster's Act)

    Elementary education becomes compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 12 in England and Wales. It established local authorities authorized public money to improve existing schools, and established a system of 'school boards' to build and manage schools in areas where they were needed.
  • Empress of India

    Empress of India

    This title led to the dissolution of the East India Company and the transfer of India's rule directly to the British Crown.
  • The Third Reform Act

    The Third Reform Act

    Almost all men have the right to vote, this act established a uniform franchise throughout the country
  • Aestheticism

    Aestheticism

    Centred on the doctrine that art exists for the sake of its beauty alone, and that it need serve no political, didactic, or other purpose.
  • Death of Queen Victoria

    Death of Queen Victoria