Victorian Britain
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Victorian britain
Introducción
The Victorians lived over one hundred and fifty years ago during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901).
Victorian times means during Victoria's rule. Sheruled for 64 years.
In Victorian times there was no electricity, instead gas lamps or candles were used for light.
There were no cars. People walked, travelled by boat or train or used coach horses tomove from place to place.
Queen Victoria was only 18 when she came to the throne on June 20, 1837. She had a lot to learn. Her reign had a rocky start. She thought that, as queen, she could do asshe liked, and she quickly had to learn that she couldn't. Her coronation was a year later on June 28, 1838.
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901). Herreign was the longest of any monarch in British history and came to be known as the Victorian era.
At the age of 21, Victoria married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince, they had9 children. Most of Queen Victoria's children married into other royal families of Europe.
She survived seven assassination attempts
She died on January 22, 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle ofWight. She was 81
Britain managed to build a huge empire during the Victorian period. It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. In 1837 most people lived in villages andworked on the land; by 1901, most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories.
Britain became the most powerful and richest country in the world, with the largest empire that had everexisted, ruling a quarter of the world's population
Towns and cities got piped water, gas and, by the end of the century, electricity
The number of people living in Britain more than doubled from16 million to 37 million, causing a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.
Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the way...
Introducción
The Victorians lived over one hundred and fifty years ago during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901).
Victorian times means during Victoria's rule. Sheruled for 64 years.
In Victorian times there was no electricity, instead gas lamps or candles were used for light.
There were no cars. People walked, travelled by boat or train or used coach horses tomove from place to place.
Queen Victoria was only 18 when she came to the throne on June 20, 1837. She had a lot to learn. Her reign had a rocky start. She thought that, as queen, she could do asshe liked, and she quickly had to learn that she couldn't. Her coronation was a year later on June 28, 1838.
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901). Herreign was the longest of any monarch in British history and came to be known as the Victorian era.
At the age of 21, Victoria married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince, they had9 children. Most of Queen Victoria's children married into other royal families of Europe.
She survived seven assassination attempts
She died on January 22, 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle ofWight. She was 81
Britain managed to build a huge empire during the Victorian period. It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. In 1837 most people lived in villages andworked on the land; by 1901, most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories.
Britain became the most powerful and richest country in the world, with the largest empire that had everexisted, ruling a quarter of the world's population
Towns and cities got piped water, gas and, by the end of the century, electricity
The number of people living in Britain more than doubled from16 million to 37 million, causing a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.
Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the way...
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