Victorian Age In England

Our essay discusses the Victorian age in England that was from1837 until 1901. The Victorian age in British history is named after Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen.
Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819. On 10th June 1837, following the death of her uncle, William IV, she became queen at the age of eighteen.
She fell instantly in love with her German cousin, Prince Albert and they weremarried on the 10 February 1840. Between 1841 and 1857 Queen Victoria had nine children - four sons and five daughters. He died suddenly of typhoid in 1861. His widow was overcome with grief and wrote in her diary, "My life as a happy person is ended!" She wore black for the rest of her life. For a long time she refused to appear in public, which made her very unpopular.
Queen Victoria diedaged 80 on 22 January 1901 and a new age began.
The Victorian Age was characterized by rapid change and developments in nearly every sphere - from advances in medical, scientific and technological knowledge to changes in population growth and location.
The British Empire was the largest empire ever, consisting of over 25% of the world's population and area. It included India, Australia, Canada,New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar, several islands in the West Indies and various colonies on the African coast. In 1750 the population of Britain was 4 million. By 1851 it was 21 million. In 1876 Victoria was declared Empress of India and the English Empire was constantly being expanded. The prevailing attitude in Britain was that expansion of British control around theglobe was good for everyone.
One, England had an 'obligation' to enlighten and civilize the 'less fortunate savages' of the world.
Second, they (as a chosen people) they were 'destined' to rule the world.
Finally, they needed money, resources, labor, and new markets for expanding industry in England.
On the late 18th and early 19th centuries the Industrial Revolution began, and theproductive capacity of England, Europe and United States changed. But the revolution was something more than just new machines, smoke-belching factories, increased productivity and an increased standard of living. It was a revolution which transformed English, European, and American society down to its very roots, no one was left unaffected. Everyone was touched in one way or another.
England was the"First Industrial Nation. And by 1850, England had become an economic titan. Its goal was to supply two-thirds of the globe with cotton spun, dyed, and woven in the industrial centers of northern England. England proudly proclaimed itself to be the "Workshop” of the World.
No other revolution in modern times can be said to have accomplished so much in so little time. The Industrial Revolutionaccomplished was nothing less than a structural change in the economic organization of English and European society. This is what made the Revolution revolutionary. In other words, England, then the Continent and the United States, witnessed a shift from a traditional, pre-modern, agrarian society to that of an industrial economy based on capitalist methods, principles and practices. 
It changedBritain from a land of small towns, villages and farms into a land of cities, large towns and factories. The population grew from 16 million in 1801 to over 41 million by 1901. Cities grew fast, as people moved from the countryside to work in factories. Factory and mine owners became rich, but most factories and mine workers were poor. They were paid low wages, and lived in unhealthy, overcrowdedslums.
At those moments the British industry received a great impulse and, consequently, an increasing of the commercial development. Other consequences were the extension of the external market, new and extensive territories to the English Empire were gotten up. However, the dissidences between liberal and conservatives were increased. First the conservatives caused an economic policy of...