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The Victorian Age (1837-1901)
Queen Victoria
became queen
at the age of 18
she married
Albert of
Saxe-Coburg
a German prince
had nine children
British history
British Empire
included
Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Hong Kong, Singapore
India
South Africa, Kenya
Great Britain
imported
raw materials
cotton and silk
exported
to countries
around the world
social and political reforms
The Factory Act
Poor Law Amendment
1832: The First Reform Act
1867: The Second Reform Act
1884: Third Reform Act
1871: Trade Union Act
Women’s suffrage
(suffregio femminile)
Positive aspects
Industrial revolution
Technological advances
a network of railways.
Locomotives
Economical progress
the largest economic power in the world
in 1901 the Usa
Crystal Palace
it was destroyed by fire in 1936.
It was made of iron and glass
a political purpose
British economic supremacy
Negative aspects
Pollution (inquinamento)
Lack hygienic conditions
The “Great Stink”
Epidemics
Respectability
Key thinkers
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
theory of natural selection.
John Stuart Mill
the novel
The setting
was the city.
omniscient narrator
The
growth
of the
British Empire
It was
the primary
manufacturer of goods
the wealthiest country in the world
success
British felt
it was their
English values
customs
duty
religion
Around the world.
