The Victorian Era And The Colonial Era

The world today consists of children roaming the streets, technology taking over the world, and being able to work wherever you'd like but, could you imagine a life without all these things? Believe it or not there was a time in life where these things were very uncommon to see. This would be known as the victorian era. This time period was between 1837 and 1901. Daily life was very different from now. Health, social classes, and fashion are just three examples of how daily life was different in the victorian era.

The Victorian Era is a remarkable time in history with the blooming industries, growing population, and a major turnaround in the fashion world. This era was named after Queen Victoria who ruled United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 1837 until she passed away 64 years later in January 1901.When Victoria received the crown, popular respect was strikingly low. The lack of respect for the position she had just come into did not diminish her confidence. Instead she won the hearts of Britain with her modesty, grace, straightforwardness, and her want to be informed on the political matters at hand even though she had no input. She changed Britain into a flourishing country. She also impacted how women interacted

Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 in London. She was the only child of Edward, (Duke of Kent, 4th son of George III), and his wife Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. Her father died when she was just eight months old. She became heir to the throne, as her three uncles, George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV), did not have any living

Eric J Evans, The Shaping of Modern Britain: Identity, Industry and Empire, 1780 – 1914,

The Victorian Era was an era where the British history was under Queen Victoria’s reign for sixty-four years. The people whom were under Queen Victoria’s ruling were called the Victorians. The Queen Victoria was a huge influence on the way the Victorians’ sense was on the morality and immortality of their lives. Since era is known as the era of peace, prosperity, and appreciation for what was given to them but it included self-confidence very much in everything occurred in this era.

‘Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch and the figurehead of a vast empire. She oversaw huge changes in British society and gave her name to an age.’ When Queen Victoria assumed the British throne in 1837 at the tender age of 18, she became an associated symbol with the rapid changes that the nation of Great Britain endured to be a powerful, industrial nation that ‘boasted an empire that stretched across the globe’ . She endured many challenges during her reign, however, proved that she possessed great stability and remained a character of ‘virtue , honour, prosperity and, tradition’ to lead a powerful nation for nearly 64 years, for much of the nineteenth century – ‘an era of great social and technological change’ . At birth,

Born at Kensington Palace on May 24, 1819, Alexandrina Victoria (Figure 1) was the only child of Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, and the third child of Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. At the time, Alexandrina Victoria was fifth in line for the English throne; however, her father passed away after

The Victorian Period was a great influence to the authors who composed novels at that time where distinctions between social classes as well as between men and women were strongly marked. During this period, it was precisely a woman who ruled. Alexandrina Victoria who was born on May 24, 1819 became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901. Victoria’s reign was one of the longest of a female in history. At only the age of 18, after her uncle William Henry IV died, she began a span of 63 years of reign. In spite of her independence and power, Victoria fell into a deep depression when her husband died in 1861 and ever since she wore black every day for the rest of her

A new form of British monarchy and sovereign started when Princess Victorian became Queen of England. During her reign beginning in the early middle 19th century and lasting till the early 20th century, she issued in a new era, known as the Victorian era that helped to shape her reign and British society. Queen Victoria’s relationship with the people closest to her throughout her life helped to mold and shape her ideas and thoughts that affected her reign politically, economically, and culturally.

Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901. She was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent. Her father died shortly after she was born and she became heir to the throne. The Victorian Age was characterised by rapid change and developments in almost everything. From advances in medical, scientific and technological knowledge, to changes in population growth and location. Today, we associate the 19th century with the work ethic, family values, religious observation and institutional faith. In 1840, Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. At first, the British public did not particularly like the German prince, and he was excluded from holding any official political position. At times, their marriage was hectic because they both had

The beginning of the Victorian Period marked when Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 for 64 years until her death in 1901. She was only 18 years old when she was queen of England. In this era, there was a time when England had political stability and strict cultural patterns. Peace among the society in England was characterized by this era. There was a control in the way that people act and interact due to the cultural rules that needed to be followed. However, people in the British Empire appreciated having the consistency of having one ruler for such a long time. In addition, people lived in villages and worked on the land in the time of this period. At the same time, there were a lot significant changes. For instance, there

great prosperity in Great Britain's literature. The Victorian Age produced a variety of changes. Political and social reform produced a variety of reading among all classes. The lower-class became more self-conscious, the middle class more powerful and the rich became more vulnerable. The novels of Charles Dickens, the poems of Alfred,

Born on 24 May, 1819 in Kensington Palace, Alexandrina Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. At birth, Victoria was the fifth in line after her father and his three older brothers. Eight months after her birth, her father had died and she was the next in line as her three uncles before her had no legitimate children who survived. In 1830 after her uncle George IV died, she became heiress presumptive next to her surviving uncle, William IV. The Regency Act of 1830 made special provision for the Duchess of Kent to act as her regent just in case William died while Victoria was still a minor. King William in 1836 declared in the Duchess’ presence that he wanted to live until

The Victorian Style is known for being “more.” Composed of various styles before its time including past styles of Europe and Asia, it demonstrated eclecticism which is a mixture of different styles, it incorporated historical influences, and traits and characteristics from foreign countries. Its name roots from Queen Victoria’s name who was in power at the time from 1819 until 1901. This style was influenced by all of the changes happening in the world around it. Simultaneously, as the style emerged so did the Industrial Revolution which was a transition from producing in the home to producing in factories and in larger amounts. It caused both social and economic changes in all of Great Britain because it promoted a faster lifestyle. The influences that people received from the Industrial Revolution directly affected how they wanted to express themselves and how they wanted to be seen which ultimately brought about the Victorian Style and the idea that the more a person had the higher they sat on the social ladder.

The Victorian period started in 1837 through 1901 under Queen Victoria’s reign. The period got divided into three stages: Early, middle and late Victorians periods. During, the early Victorian era took the throne. Under the middle years, the industrialization of the country began and everything stay steady. On the last few years, a lot of problems rise up with Ireland and the English colonies. In her 63 years of ruling lots of cultural, political and economic changes arise. The country became highly industrialized and expanded its land to some parts of the middle west of the World. However, under the period, many diseases were developed such as typhus and cholera because of the food distribution and hunger. Social changes such as women’s vote and rights were proclaimed. New science and technological theories were promoted such as Darwin’s Evolution Theory and Charles Lyell’s Theory of Uniformitarianism. Other social and economic changes