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Welcome to ALL ABOUT HISTORY Book of the VICTORIANS 1837-1901
Victoria’s Empire • How a tiny island and its queen came to possess an empire so large that the sun never set on it
The scandalous rise of Victoria • Celebrated today as one of Britain’s most beloved monarchs, Victoria overcame schemes, scandal and her own emotions to secure her place as the nation’s queen
Victoria’s power and influence • Far from the passive, politically detached monarch she has been painted as, Victoria was a driving force behind making Britain a leading world power
Disraeli vs Gladstone • Besides Albert, Victoria shared her life with ten other men – her prime ministers. Famous among the bunch, Gladstone and Disraeli tore apart her House of Commons thanks to their bitter rivalry
Industrial Revolution timeline
Age of industry • From 1840, the second phase of the Industrial Revolution – the Technological Revolution – heralded a new age of steel, railways and electricity
Father of British industry • One of the most influential engineers in the history of Britain, he designed numerous routes, structures and ships
Working life • Business was booming and the wealth of Britain soared, but the workers making the money for the factory owners risked life and limb daily
Day in the life of a child labourer • With nimble hands and tireless energy, children were a cost-effective workforce that toiled for a pittance
Inside a textile mill • The ‘dark satanic’ mills that marked the urban landscape were a reminder of desperate working conditions
The spirit of invention • In a setting of vast change, the contagious spirit of invention was gaining momentum and inspiring the nation’s most brilliant minds
Inside the Great Exhibition • Championed by Prince Albert, the 1851 Great Exhibition flaunted the Empire’s trade wins and industrial marvels
Evolution of an icon • In a time when the Church ruled the roost, Darwin’s theory of evolution shook Victorian society to its core
Inside a working-class home • Cramped streets with poor sanitation spawned barely hospitable living conditions for the masses
Living conditions and health • The descent of workers to British cities caused an urban population boom that spelled a life spent fighting for survival in the slums
Day in the life of a dustman • Dishing the dirt on the 1858 Great Stink, when London collapsed under the weight of human refuse
ALL ABOUT HISTORY'S EMPOROUM MARVELLOUS • Brace yourselves as we delve into the dangerous world of deadly diseases and even deadlier treatments. The doctor will see you now
Empowering the masses • Class divisions caused extraordinary rifts in Victorian society, but soon power and influence would start to trickle down to the working class
Crusade for Suffrage • Her campaign for women’s enfranchisement wouldn’t be satisfied for decades, but Pankhurst’s vision for gender equality was a hard-won first step
The rule of law • Crippled by the burden of the under-privileged, city life spawned a grisly conflict between the criminal class and a fledgling police force
Inside the workhouse • Part punishment, part deterrent, these ‘houses of correction’ were a last resort for Victoria’s poor
Rise of the British Empire
Britannia rule the waves • Britain was able to enjoy the fruits of an empire virtually unchallenged thanks to an alliance with the mightiest weapon of all: the sea
Frontline medicine • How the terrors of the Crimean War and a selftrained nurse propelled medical advances
Missionary on a mission • The legendary Scottish explorer dedicated his life to exploring Africa and had an obsession for...
