Victorian Britain
History · topic 11 of 14 · 13 lessons
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Queen Victoria and the Empire
Victoria became queen in 1837, at the age of 18. She reigned until 1901, almost 64 years. This… (the rest needs full access)
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Free trade and better working conditions
Britain wanted free trade and removed many taxes on imports. In 1846 it repealed the Corn Laws… (the rest needs full access)
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Workshop of the world
In the 19th century British industry led the world. Britain produced more than half of the world's… (the rest needs full access)
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Railways and Brunel
Railways spread fast in the Victorian period. George Stephenson and his son Robert were pioneers of… (the rest needs full access)
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The Crimean War
From 1853 to 1856 Britain fought with Turkey and France against Russia in the Crimean War. It was… (the rest needs full access)
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (1820 to 1910) was born in Italy to English parents. She trained as a nurse in… (the rest needs full access)
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Ireland in the 19th century
Life in Ireland was harder than in the rest of the UK. About two thirds of people depended on… (the rest needs full access)
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Home Rule
The Irish nationalist movement grew stronger in the 19th century. Some groups, such as the Fenians… (the rest needs full access)
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The right to vote
The middle class in the industrial towns wanted more political power. The Reform Act of 1832 gave… (the rest needs full access)
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Women's rights and the suffragettes
In the 19th century women had fewer rights than men. Until 1870, when a woman married, her earnings… (the rest needs full access)
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858. In 1903 she helped to found the Women's Social… (the rest needs full access)
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Doubts about the Empire
The Empire kept growing until the 1920s, but some people began to doubt it in the late 19th… (the rest needs full access)
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Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865 and lived in India, the UK and the USA. His books and… (the rest needs full access)